Claim: A controversial tweet by PETA, an animal rights organisation which claimed that according to scientists, contact with live animals or their dead flesh may be the source of the deadly virus.
Fact-check: 10 Twitter posts on Covid-19 that mislead the world - First Check
Verdict: public health officials are unanimous in their view that humans do not contract the coronavirus by eating meat or seafood. there is no scientific evidence about any foodborne transmission of covid-19. in other words, the virus does not spread through eating meat or seafood. as basic guidelines though, who recommends proper hygiene while visiting meat markets, using clean knives and handling raw meat, milk, or animal organs with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Abeen Bilal
Date published: 2020-06-05T03:12:15