Can we catch Covid-19 from food?


By AGENCY

Covid-19 is a not a food-borne virus, and is thus unlikely to infect us through eating food that has been handled by someone who has the infection. — Filepic

"I live in Monterey, California. I’m 77 and my husband is 82.

“I’m wondering, with the large number of Covid-positive farm workers in our area, how safe is it for us to be eating local produce such as romaine lettuce, which could have been picked by an infected ag(riculture) worker?

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