Coronavirus scare: This meat is safe to eat, says Government

The government of India released a letter saying that poultry is safe to consume as it is not infected by the Coronavirus. The broiler chicken breed was claimed to be infected by the ongoing virus. This claim turned out to be a hoax and the commissioner of the Animal Husbandry denied all claims in a letter.

It was claimed in the southern part of India that farm bred chicken which is also called broiler chicken is possibly infected by the deadly coronavirus. However, the scientists have established it that the virus is spread by human to human contact. Post tests, The Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry clarified on Monday that the chicken breed was not affected by the virus and all types of poultryin the country was safe. The current outbreak of the virus has claimed over 800 lives in China and is known to spread with human contact.

The commissioner of the Animal Husbandry, Praveen Malik replied to Vijay Sardana, the Advisor of the Poultry Federation of India that poultry was in no way involved in the spread of the virus anywhere, globally.

This confirmation from the government was initiated after the ongoing doubts about broiler chicken being affected by 2019 nCoV on social media went viral. Commissioner Malik responded to the issue after receiving an e-mail from Sardana regarding the rumours.

Also known as CoV, Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that begin with light diseases like the common cold, cough and can elevate to serious health hazards like kidney failure, respiratory problems even death. The nCoV is capable of causing the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). These have been found in the human body for the first time and is being elaborately researched upon.