According to WHO, no vegetarian has been affected by coronavirus because it needs animal fat in the body to survive.
Speak Now, A viral message on social media claims that no vegetarian has been affected by coronavirus because it requires animal fat in the body to survive. The claim has been attributed to the World Health Organization (WHO)., A similar message in Hindi doing the rounds on social media translates to, "Not a single vegetarian person has contracted coronavirus in the entire world, says WHO report. Amazing Sanatan culture"., India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that there is no scientific evidence yet to prove that vegetarians are safe from coronavirus. The WHO has not said that coronavirus cannot affect vegetarians or it needs animal fat in a body to survive. In fact, the global health body has recommended animal protein in its nutrition advice for adults during the Covid-19 outbreak., The archived versions of the Facebook posts can be seen here (http://archive.today/ouU7l) and here. Both messages are viral on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter., AFWA probe, We reached out to WHO for clarification on the viral claim, to which it responded saying that the viral claim is false and it has not said anything like no vegetarian has been affected by coronavirus as it requires animal fat to survive.According to WHO, the intent was not to endorse any particular diet nor to condemn any other, but to recognise that as long as people eat meat, there is a need to rear animals, slaughter them and distribute and sell the products., According to WHO, "the intent was not to endorse any particular diet nor to condemn any other, but to recognise that as long as people eat meat, there is a need to rear animals, slaughter them and distribute and sell the products"., "The proximity of animals and humans thus generated will create the opportunity of animal-human spillovers of infectious disease. It is important, therefore, that the trade in all livestock, from farm to table, be regulated in a One-Health approach, looking at animal and human health as one continuum, with all sectors involved acting in unison," reads the WHO statement., "This applies to an even greater extent to the illegal trade in wild animals for food, where other considerations, from law enforcement to quarantine and conservation, will also apply," the statement further says., We also found that the WHO has never asked people to stop consuming non-vegetarian food during the pandemic. In fact, it has recommended animal protein as nutrition advice for adults during the Covid-19 outbreak., , The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie., , What doctors know about Covid & its treatment after 6 months of pandemic, What happened in Galwan: Detailed account of brutal June 15 battle, Exclusive: Images from Galwan show Chinese build-up intact after carnage, India holds fort, Covid-19 Tracker: State-wise data, daily trends, patients cured, deaths and more, Unlock 2.0 begins from today: More domestic flights to operate, containment zones under strict vigil, more, Pakistani troop movement witnessed in Ladakh: Sources, J&K: CRPF jawan, civilian killed in militant attack in Baramulla, Mumbai: Lashkar-e-Taiba threatens to bomb Taj Mahal Palace, India records 18,653 fresh coronavirus cases, 507 deaths in a day, Unlock 2.0 begins from today: More domestic flights to operate, containment zones under strict vigil, more, Indo-China border dispute: No headway in 3rd Corp Commander-level talks, , Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today
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