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Covid-19 Updates: Food & Drink

December 4, 2020
Don’t let down your guard. Or your mask!
Beth, Chris, and Nicole: They’re not just your best lunch buddies, they’re also lean mean aerosol machines. So if you want to avoid COVID-19, you’re gonna want to eat your submarine sandwich solo, or make that takeout order for one.
illustration of an assortment on single-use plastic utensils distributed across the frame in a disorderly manner
July 31, 2020
Does COVID-19 mean single-use everything?
Plastic cups and utensils. Throwaway plates and bowls. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a sea of single-use, disposable EVERYTHING. I miss my favorite coffee mug. When will reusables be safe again?
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June 2, 2020
How should I clean fruits and veggies?
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?
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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?

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