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Coronavirus not resistant to gastric juices

17 August 2020

Since the outbreak of the corona crisis, all containers containing meat, fish and shellfish from China are invariably inspected. According to virologist Johan Neyts (KU Leuven), there is only a small chance of catching the corona virus by consuming contaminated food. "Our gastric juices are so acidic that the virus breaks down," says Johan Neyts.

Neyts also questions the degree of contamination of the particle found on frozen chicken from China. "A virus has to be infectious in order to infect someone. Maybe the virus has already disintegrated and they just found traces of genetic material in China. Those remains indicate that the virus must have been present. But if it's broken down in the meantime, it can't infect anyone and that makes it harmless."

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