For those of you still wiping down groceries and other packages amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, breathe a sigh of relief; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says the novel virus “does not spread easily” from "touching surfaces or objects"
Important word left out of the quote above:
According to the CDC, the virus can spread if a person is in close contact with someone else, and when someone with the infection coughs, sneezes, or talks causing droplets to land in another persons mouth or nose.
The virus can be spread in other ways, but not as easily. That includes touching surfaces or objects[/b], or from animals to people and vice versa.So in other words, easier to get via someone coughing near you, but still possible to get from surfaces.
The CDC advises you to continue to practice social distancing, wash your hands, and routinely disinfect surfaces.So you can breathe a sigh of relief if you are wiping down groceries, but the CDC recommends you continue to wipe down groceries...
Yeah, that's a real fucking about-face.