Mar 13, 2020
Biggest risk of spreading coronavirus is in handling fresh agricultural produce that has been touched, coughed or sneezed upon by an infected person.
Consumers should be very careful to thoroughly wash their fruits and veggies before eating or storing in refrigerators to avoid the spread of coronavirus, the World Health Organization has advised.
“All these things would be considered ‘low risk’ of transmission, but all food must be washed before consumption, whether packaged or selected by customers,” explained the WHO’s Dr. Margaret Harris.
It is unlikely the virus can be contracted by eating food, particularly if it has been heated. Studies have shown that thorough cooking of food is effective in killing similar viruses like Sars.