Can the COVID-19 virus live on or in food?
If affirmative, what might happen when this infected food touches a person's mouth or goes down their throat, intestines, stomach etc? Might that lead to an infection?
BTW, as regards the mouth, it has been stated people should not touch their mouth with their unwashed hands in case the virus is living on the surface of their hands.
Would freezing or cooking any food or drinks before ingesting them kill the virus? At what temperature & or for how long?
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"Spreading coronavirus: ‘There have been no reports of transmission through food’<time class="Teaser-date" datetime="2008-02-14" style="box-sizing: border-box;">12-Mar-2020</time> By Flora Southey
EFSA says there is no evidence that food is a likely source of transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
HTTPS://WWW.FOODNAVIGATOR.COM/ARTICLE/2020/03/12/SPREADING-CORONAVIRUS-THERE-HAVE-BEEN-NO-REPORTS-OF-TRANSMISSION-THROUGH-FOOD
If affirmative, what might happen when this infected food touches a person's mouth or goes down their throat, intestines, stomach etc? Might that lead to an infection?
BTW, as regards the mouth, it has been stated people should not touch their mouth with their unwashed hands in case the virus is living on the surface of their hands.
Would freezing or cooking any food or drinks before ingesting them kill the virus? At what temperature & or for how long?
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"Spreading coronavirus: ‘There have been no reports of transmission through food’<time class="Teaser-date" datetime="2008-02-14" style="box-sizing: border-box;">12-Mar-2020</time> By Flora Southey
EFSA says there is no evidence that food is a likely source of transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
HTTPS://WWW.FOODNAVIGATOR.COM/ARTICLE/2020/03/12/SPREADING-CORONAVIRUS-THERE-HAVE-BEEN-NO-REPORTS-OF-TRANSMISSION-THROUGH-FOOD