Covid-19 Updates
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Covid-19 Updates: Food & Drink

Illustration of a hand holding a red bell pepper under running water

June 2, 2020

MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions: Soap? Vinegar? Boiling water? What’s the best way to clean fruits and veggies in the age of COVID-19?

Illustrated flowchart showing a potential path of viral transmission from a delivered package to its recipient

May 11, 2020

Can I get the virus from a grocery delivery?

May 11: MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions. How easy is it to pick up the virus from a contaminated surface, like a recently delivered bag of groceries?

Illustration a pepperoni pizza in an open box with the pepperonis in the shape of a question mark

April 8, 2020

Can I get COVID-19 from contaminated take-out food?

April 8: Could I get COVID-19 from eating take-out food that had somehow become contaminated by airborne viral particles?

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March 23, 2020

Is the virus in the air? On my mail? In my take-out food?

Recent research showed that #COVID19 can live for up to 3 days on some surfaces and may remain suspended in the air for as long as a half-hour. So how safe are home-delivered groceries? Mail? Take-out food? A walk around the block?

MIT Medical will be closed July 3–6 for the Independence Day holiday. All services, including Urgent Care, will be closed. View urgent care centers open during the holiday weekend.

Up-to-date information for the MIT community about COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019): medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates

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