Claim: Coronaviruses can live on surfaces for up to 28 days, so you should be careful if you receive a package from China.
Fact-check: There's no evidence that the new coronavirus can survive on packages for 28 days - Full Fact
Verdict: there is currently no evidence that this virus can survive on surfaces that long. most other coronaviruses do not. current health advice suggests the risk of contracting the virus from a package is very low.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Phillips
Date published: 2020-03-11T00:00:00