WHO advisory asks people not to consume bakery items as they get contaminated by coronavirus easily.
Speak Now, "Social media is full of home remedies and food habits to be followed, more often than not unverified, to beat the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The latest advisory doing the rounds on Internet has a logo of World Health Organization (WHO) and asking people not to eat bakery items as they are not washable and get infected from the coronavirus easily.", The message says, "Stop eating bakery items! It is strictly advised to not to eat bakery items as it is not washable and can get infected to the virus easily." The image gives the impression that the advisory has been issued by WHO amid the Covid-19 crisis. The archived version of the post can be seen here., India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that WHO has not issued any such advisory related to bakery items during the ongoing pandemic. There is no evidence yet to suggest that bakery items get easily contaminated from coronavirus., As of now, WHO and experts have issued some basic protective measures against the novel coronavirus which can be seen here., As per the United States Food and Drug Administration, "currently there is no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with the transmission of COVID-19. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.", Citing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), the report also says that "because of poor survivability of coronavirus on surfaces, there is likely very low risk of spread from food products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks at ambient, refrigerated, or frozen temperatures.", As of March 29 evening, coronavirus has claimed more than 32,000 lives globally and infected close to 7 lakh., The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie., , "Maneka Gandhis claims on Kerala elephants, crime in Malappuram are baseless", Anurag on Choked: On demonetisation day, I was also very happy, India-China border dispute: Importance of Pangong Tso and why its fingers are much sought after, Covid-19 Tracker: State-wise data, daily trends, patients cured, deaths and more, Arvind Kejriwal tests negative for coronavirus, Is India in community transmission? Watch as AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria answers all your FAQs, Good news: Stranded at Mumbai airport, Ghana footballer gets help from CISF, Shiv Sena, "L-Gs order will pose a big problem: Arvind Kejriwal after his beds for locals order was overruled", "Mumbais Dharavi shows signs of flattening coronavirus curve", Special story: India Today feeds villagers in Bundelkhand amid Covid-19 lockdown, Ladakh standoff: Indian, Chinese diplomats hold talks ahead of military-level meet, , Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today
Fact Check: WHO never asked people to avoid bakery items due to coronavirus - Fact Check News