Claim: A World Health Organisation representative said that as long as people eat meat, there is going to be some risk of infection.
Fact-check: Animals and the origins of the new coronavirus - Full Fact
Verdict: dr gauden galea, the who representative in china, did say this. it was aired by cnn during a news story about the role of wild animals in the new coronavirus outbreak.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Kate Lewis
Date published: 2020-05-21T00:00:00