WHO downplays danger of coronavirus entering food chain
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13 August, 2020, 10:45 pm
Last modified: 13 August, 2020, 10:44 pm
“People should not fear food, food packaging or delivery of food,” WHO head of emergencies programme Mike Ryan told a briefing
A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The World Health Organization on Thursday downplayed the danger of the coronavirus latching on to food packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain.
"People should not fear food, food packaging or delivery of food," WHO head of emergencies programme Mike Ryan told a briefing.
"There is no evidence the food chain is participating in transmission of this virus."
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