Delivery driver with no hand sanitiser

tenbob · 08/10/2022 14:17

The surface transmission thing was debunked years ago, so not sure why you were spraying disinfectant or panicking about hand sanitizer

you wore a mask, and presumably didn’t cough over him. It’s not an issue…

Cookerhood · 08/10/2022 14:18

Covid is spread by droplets, not touching things. Having said that, hand washing will stop other viruses like noro & flu from spreading.

ZeroFuchsGiven · 08/10/2022 14:19

Why didnt you write in the delivery instructions you have covid and to please deliver in bags and leave outside?

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Firsttimercovid · 08/10/2022 14:21

ZeroFuchsGiven · 08/10/2022 14:19

Why didnt you write in the delivery instructions you have covid and to please deliver in bags and leave outside?

Because we tested positive today after the shopping had been submitted

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Hotandbothereds · 08/10/2022 14:21

Surface transmission of Covid isn’t a risk whatsoever, you’d have been better asking him to just unload the bags at your door for you to take in.

But you taking stuff out of the crates really isn’t going to pass on Covid.

Hope you’re all feeling better soon.

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Firsttimercovid · 08/10/2022 14:24

Hotandbothereds · 08/10/2022 14:21

Surface transmission of Covid isn’t a risk whatsoever, you’d have been better asking him to just unload the bags at your door for you to take in.

But you taking stuff out of the crates really isn’t going to pass on Covid.

Hope you’re all feeling better soon.

Thank you. All a bit sad, been stuck at home for 2.5 years due to family member on chemo, first time out for a birthday meal and we get it.

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tenbob · 08/10/2022 14:32

Firsttimercovid · 08/10/2022 14:21

Because we tested positive today after the shopping had been submitted

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Post it note or sign on the front door then?

ChelseaRobertsofMalibu · 08/10/2022 14:42

Firsttimercovid · 08/10/2022 14:14

Very young chap turned up with my supermarket delivery (maybe 20), I opened the door in a mask, explained we have Covid (and I’d washed my hands). I honestly thought he was going to take it all back to the van as he seemed quite confused so I quickly I asked him to stand back and I got all the stuff out of the crates. I then asked if he’d like me to spray them with disinfectant, he did, no problems, but then he said all worried he had two deliveries to do and no hand sanitiser in the van. So I gave him a squirt of that too.

it’s racking it up in our area, schools don’t want the kids testing etc and they are all asked just to get on with it, wouldn’t you think the delivery driver should have had hand sanitiser in his van?

and are people saying they’ve got Covid when deliveries come to the house?

For suture reference you can edit your shop after you've submitted it.

Dogsgottabone · 08/10/2022 14:50

We chucked all our sanitiser bottles ages ago so I shouldn't think the delivery drivers have them any more either.

gettingolderandgrumpier · 08/10/2022 14:55

If a bit of hand sanitizer is going to protect then we wouldn’t have these cases . Leave a note on your door next time if you bothered . It’s personal choice , the 30 seconds passing you the shopping on the doorstep is extremely low risk .

Herejustforthisone · 08/10/2022 21:38

Firsttimercovid · 08/10/2022 14:24

Thank you. All a bit sad, been stuck at home for 2.5 years due to family member on chemo, first time out for a birthday meal and we get it.

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Perhaps your immune system has depressed over the time you’ve been isolating yourselves to protect your relative? Small repeated exposures as experienced in daily life probably keeps it functioning.

I hope you all get better soon.

JaffaCakesPlate · 08/10/2022 21:46

He was probably confused. He didn't know what to do and it wasn't very fair of you to put him in that situation where he had to work out what to do on the spot like that.

You should have called the supermarket or left a note on your door asking him to leave the shopping. Not put him in a situation where you've pretty much told him you have contaminated the crates. I don't think you have contaminated them, or him - but you probably put the wind up him by asking him if he wanted you to clean them!

paintitallover · 08/10/2022 23:17

It wasn't debunked at all. It was discovered that the virus dies quickly on surfaces. So you could definitely catch it from a surface if someone with covid had just touched it. It has been known clearly since 2020 that the main transmission route is aerosols. A young doctor told it to me during the first three month of the pandemic. He was mystified why the NHS or government didn't say so.

Hotandbothereds · 08/10/2022 23:57

paintitallover · 08/10/2022 23:17

It wasn't debunked at all. It was discovered that the virus dies quickly on surfaces. So you could definitely catch it from a surface if someone with covid had just touched it. It has been known clearly since 2020 that the main transmission route is aerosols. A young doctor told it to me during the first three month of the pandemic. He was mystified why the NHS or government didn't say so.

I thought that was common knowledge from fairly early on tbh, it was widely reported that surface transmission wasn’t as prevalent.

paintitallover · 09/10/2022 09:22

It really wasn't.

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 09/10/2022 09:31

UK government was still wittering on about 'oh... we're not sure about airborne transmission' months and months after Italian and Asian doctors had made it abundantly clear that was exactly how Covid was spread.

Whatevergetsyouthroughthenight · 09/10/2022 09:31

You can definitely catch it from surfaces although you are more likely to get it from airborne transmission.

www.gov.uk/guidance/living-safely-with-respiratory-infections-including-covid-19

So yes, carrying hand sanitiser is a good idea if you want to reduce your risk and I think that the delivery drivers should have it supplied by their employer.

Hotandbothereds · 09/10/2022 09:41

paintitallover · 09/10/2022 09:22

It really wasn't.

Well I knew about it, and I didn’t dream it up by myself, so I definitely heard it being reported.

2022again · 09/10/2022 18:46

Firsttimercovid · 08/10/2022 14:14

Very young chap turned up with my supermarket delivery (maybe 20), I opened the door in a mask, explained we have Covid (and I’d washed my hands). I honestly thought he was going to take it all back to the van as he seemed quite confused so I quickly I asked him to stand back and I got all the stuff out of the crates. I then asked if he’d like me to spray them with disinfectant, he did, no problems, but then he said all worried he had two deliveries to do and no hand sanitiser in the van. So I gave him a squirt of that too.

it’s racking it up in our area, schools don’t want the kids testing etc and they are all asked just to get on with it, wouldn’t you think the delivery driver should have had hand sanitiser in his van?

and are people saying they’ve got Covid when deliveries come to the house?

said young chap could now legally be in work himself with covid and delivering to people houses.....!!!!He is probably working alongside colleagues who have covid so it's probably a bit irrelevant whether a customer has it or not.....

reigatecastle · 10/10/2022 11:14

paintitallover · 09/10/2022 09:22

It really wasn't.

It was common knowledge from about March 2020 that surface transmission was highly unlikely (and getting it outside, too). All the nonsense about using hand sanitiser was covid theatre, although it probably does help prevent other bugs, including stomach bugs. But washing your hands regularly with soap and water is better.

CrunchyCarrot · 10/10/2022 11:52

and are people saying they’ve got Covid when deliveries come to the house?

I put a large notice on the door that we were self-isolating and to leave the shopping outside (about 10 days ago now). This was duly done. It didn't stay there long as I limped downstairs to make sure it was all there. Anyway next day had an email from Ocado to say 'unattended shopping' had been left and they accepted no responsibilitiy for anything missing. I guess that's fair enough but it does seem like Covid no longer exists and I could find nothing on the website about the procedure to follow.

PerfectlyPreservedQuagaarWarrior · 10/10/2022 12:42

it’s racking it up in our area, schools don’t want the kids testing etc and they are all asked just to get on with it, wouldn’t you think the delivery driver should have had hand sanitiser in his van?

No.

WilsonMilson · 10/10/2022 20:26

It’s hard to believe people are still writing threads like this. We’ve all moved on.

Hotandbothereds · 10/10/2022 22:11

CrunchyCarrot · 10/10/2022 11:52

and are people saying they’ve got Covid when deliveries come to the house?

I put a large notice on the door that we were self-isolating and to leave the shopping outside (about 10 days ago now). This was duly done. It didn't stay there long as I limped downstairs to make sure it was all there. Anyway next day had an email from Ocado to say 'unattended shopping' had been left and they accepted no responsibilitiy for anything missing. I guess that's fair enough but it does seem like Covid no longer exists and I could find nothing on the website about the procedure to follow.

Because there is no procedure to follow anymore, you don’t need to self isolate any more than you would for any bug you don’t want to pass on.

Since the vast majority of people are now vaccinated covid isn’t the issue it once was, is this really news?

User64847473747474 · 11/10/2022 12:16

The risk to him and his next customers are pretty much zero. We were all going mad cleaning surfaces at the start but I think it's been debunked. I do keep a bottle of sanitiser in my car and bag still but tbh I'm using it rarely, unless I feel like I really have to. I'll wait and use soap and water where possible and hand wipes.