Chinese New Year has helped the Canberra Raiders avoid the coronavirus.
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The Raiders source their membership packs from China, which has been hit by the deadly virus that's infected 28,000 people and killed 563.
It's also impacted businesses both inside and outside of China with the Chinese government forcing factories to close until February 10 to try and stop the spread of the virus.
The Manly Sea Eagles told their members to expect delays receiving their membership packs, with the start of the NRL season just five weeks away.
But a move five years ago to avoid Chinese New Year celebrations meant Raiders fans don't face the same fate.
Chinese New Year falls between late January and mid February just weeks out from the start of the NRL season.
The Raiders decided to ship their membership packs in bulk to Melbourne to avoid any delays, using past membership numbers to determine how many adult and junior packs they might need.
That foresight means their fans have the added bonus of avoiding problems caused by the virus.
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"It's affected the supply chain in China, but we're lucky. We bring all our member packs onto Australian shores when they land in November and we do the fulfilment out of Melbourne," Raiders chief operating officer Jason Mathie said.
"So there's no impact for us. We're a bit clever there.
"We changed probably five years ago. The reason being Chinese New Year happens in February, which is at the start of our season so it's a problem.
"We made a call about five years ago to order the products in advance and instead of holding them in China we ship the whole lot of them to Australia."
But there could be some delays for Raiders jerseys, which are also manufactured in China.
"We have different jerseys we might roll out through the year - Huawei traditionally do a charity jersey and we do Indigenous jerseys," Mathie said.
"The actual manufacture and distribution of those potentially is going to get slow because over in China not only have they shut down for Chinese New Year, but they've extended the time that people are off work."