Popping bubble wrap exposes people to coronavirus.
"Here is a tweet that was making the rounds in recent days. The novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has sparked conspiracy theories and generated fears among social media users. As of February 18, 2020, Chinas National Health Commission said more than 2,000 people had died, according to CNBC.", Users on social media saw this:, "Before you start popping the bubble wrap from your next Amazon package, just remember the air inside the bubbles is from China.Youre welcome. pic.twitter.com/IgrnFQ3pTX", , An article published by North Carolina Breaking News on February 10, 2020, made a similar claim. According to Snopes, the "About" section of the site mentioned it was a "satire/parody" page., On February 17, 2020, WRAL.com reported that Facebook was removing the site for "posting false information and inflammatory content.", "Lead Stories reached out to Dr. Stephanie Schroeder, an associate professor in the biology department at Webster University, who teaches courses in virology and biochemistry. She agreed that consumers dont need to worry about bubble wrap:", Someone is not breathing to put air in the bubble wrap. We know that coronavirus can be transmitted by aerosol droplets person to person, but that is not the air that is going into the bubble wrap., But how long can viruses survive outside the human body? According to Schroeder:, It seems they can persist on metal, glass, or plastic for up to nine days if they were not treated for anything. But with just ethanol, hydrogen peroxide, or bleach, they are killed within a minute. So, you should decontaminate surfaces or just wipe them down., Sealed Air Corporation, a company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one company that produces bubble wrap packaging supplies. In a statement to Lead Stories, the company said:, According to the Centers for Disease Control, the coronavirus or COVID-19 is mainly spread from person-to-person contact. The World Health Organization reports people are not at risk of contracting the virus from packages and letters from China. Sealed Air is tracking the COVID-19 outbreak and is following the guidance and precautionary measures recommended by health officials and local governments to protect its employees, operations and customers. The company requires rigorous health and safety standards in all its facilities and during the virus outbreak has been closely monitoring the well-being of its workers in China. Across the globe, Sealed Air is fully committed to producing and delivering products that exceed industry standards for quality and safety., Ultimately, the bubble wrap story is a lot of hot air. Consumers do not need to be concerned about coronavirus contamination from popping the plastic packaging., See who is sharing it (it might even be your friends...) and leave the link in the comments.:, Lead Stories is working with the CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus Alliance, a coalition of more than 100 fact-checkers who are fighting misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the alliance here., "Ryan Cooper, a staff writer and fact-checker for Lead Stories, is the former Director of Programming at CNN International, where he helped shape the networks daily newscasts broadcast to more than 280 million households around the world. He was based at the networks Los Angeles Bureau. There, he managed the team responsible for a three-hour nightly program,\xa0Newsroom LA.", "Formerly, he worked at the headquarters in Atlanta, and he spent four years at the London bureau. An award-winning producer, Cooper oversaw the networks Emmy Award-winning coverage of the uprising in Egypt in 2011. He also served as a supervising producer during much of the networks live reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006, for which CNN received an Edward R. Murrow Award.", Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n      inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n      \n      Spotted something? Let us know!., Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n        inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n        \n        Spotted something? Let us know!.
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