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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Here's one thing I don't understand:
Take out food should be a huge transmission source. But it doesn't seem to be one.
I've not eaten any takeout in three weeks. Largely because my usual takeout was Whole Foods, and that's been closed. And no way am I going to a Starbucks. (If get frustrated and decide I want the virus so I can get the immunity and go on doing what I like, I will probably go to a Starbucks, as I can't think of any place where it'd be more easily transmitted.)
But I hear of all these people ordering from delis and Chick Fil A and Burger King, etc. And food deliveries are constant in my neighborhood. How are those places not spreading this like wildfire? The employees there tend to be working class, living in densely populated areas, using public transportation, therefore exposed to the virus at work and in their neighborhoods.
How are fast food places not causing spikes all over the country?
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Probably because it* starts breaking down pretty fast when it's on most surfaces. The "virus on cruise ship 17 days later" stories generally were referring to the RNA traces, not live active virus.
I know a few anecdotal cases where someone thinks the only transmission route could have been UberEats or the like.
https://www.fda.gov/emergency-prepar...#5e9885f7186a2
But by and large, the delivery guy would have had to cough into his or her hand, carry the food, the recipient would have had to touched that exact same part of the container, then brought his or her hand to mouth or nose or eyes. Most people these days are handwashing/sanitizing after getting anywhere near third parties or items.
*By it, I mean most viruses. There's variation and we don't know that much about this one due to it's novelty. But it also has every scientific eyeball in the world on it, so we know a lot more about it than we usually do something that we've only known about for 4 months.
