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Likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods low, it says
How safe is the newspaper that you get at your doorstep every day? As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), the likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods is low and the risk of catching the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19) from a package that has been moved, travelled, and exposed to different conditions and temperature is also low.
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This was WHO’s answer to a question on whether it was safe to receive a package from any area w