Knot Purchase from China & Coronavirus

This is from the CDC’s FAQ page concerning the virus (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html):

Q: Am I at risk for COVID-19 from a package or products shipping from China?

A: There is still a lot that is unknown about the newly emerged COVID-19 and how it spreads. Two other coronaviruses have emerged previously to cause severe illness in people (MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV). The virus that causes COVID-19 is more genetically related to SARS-CoV than MERS-CoV, but both are betacoronaviruses with their origins in bats. While we don’t know for sure that this virus will behave the same way as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, we can use the information gained from both of these earlier coronaviruses to guide us. In general, because of poor survivability of these coronaviruses on surfaces, there is likely very low risk of spread from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks at ambient temperatures. Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread most often by respiratory droplets. Currently there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with imported goods and there have not been any cases of COVID-19 in the United States associated with imported goods. Information will be provided on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) website as it becomes available.

Since shipments from China usually take some time to arrive, and additionally a new knot would typically get cleaned well before being put to use, it would seem that the risk is low.

1) Immediately open the package and rub it all over your face and lick it a few times.
2) Wait at least 10 days.
3) Then you can let the rest of us know if they are safe.

Ought to be doing that with any hair corona virus scare or not. Knots I get all take a soak to disinfect. Quaternary Ammonia is my tool of choice to sanitize. Then knot gets dried and a trip outdoors for some ultraviolet. Then the knot is set, washed several times and ready to use.