Health DG: No evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted via food or packaging


PETALING JAYA: There is no evidence that shows Covid-19 can be transmitted through food or food packaging, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“It is highly unlikely that one can contract infection of Covid-19 from food or food packaging. Covid-19 is indeed a respiratory infection.

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