QUESTION: Is it safe to eat meat and poultry during coronavirus outspread?
Answer: No food is actually unsafe, as long as you practice some needed precautions. As far as food is concerned, there is currently no evidence that food can be a route of transmission of the virus or a determinant of any form of infection. So eating non-vegetarian food is perfectly safe. However, we can take some extra precautions and make sure any meat is washed and cooked thoroughly at a high temperature. Good hygienic practices must also be followed before consuming raw fruits and vegetables. We can also avoid going to slaughterhouses as a precautionary habit for the time being until the infection is controlled fully.”
QUESTION: What should I do if someone around me is sick?
Answer :
- Stay away from that person. Maintaining a distance of 6 meters from an infected person can safeguard you.
- Do not shake hands and do traditional ‘Namaste’.
- Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers that have alcohol content of more than 70 percent and keep a mask for times when you see someone around you coughing or sneezing.
- Wash your hands frequently and do not put your fingers in your eyes and mouth.
- Report the case and rush them to the hospital for supportive treatment.
QUESTION: Can drinking alcohol protect people from COVID-19?
Answer : It is a big NO. Alcohol cannot protect you from any infection. It is being said that alcohol is a sterilizer and it can kill any virus or bacteria in the blood. If that was true, they would be giving alcohol by intra nasal tube in every hospital. This is absolutely wrong. You must use hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol, not drink it!