No Covid risk from eating cooked pork, beef or chicken: virologist

By The Nation

 

 

A Chulalongkorn University virologist has debunked widespread rumours that Covid-19 can be transferred to pigs, cattle or chicken, making their meat unsafe to eat. Dr Yong Poovorawan emphasised, however, that all meat should be cooked thoroughly before consumption in line with normal hygiene practice, since heat kills all viruses including Covid-19.

 

The food-safety scare blew up after Chinese research showed that coronavirus can be carried by cats, which sparked public concern that eating animals may be another source of Covid-19 infection.

 

Dr Yong dismissed such fears as groundless, but said operators of slaughterhouses and meat-processing plants should be on the alert for any signs of Covid-19 infection in workers. Any worker found to be infected with Covid-19 must be quarantined for 14 days along with their close contacts. Meanwhile their section of production line must be halted for a day and disinfected with anti-viral chlorine or alcohol compounds.

 

“What we [virologists] are most scared of is a Covid-19 outbreak in factories, because of the numbers of workers packed close together on production lines. We must apply social distancing and physical distancing in factories by dividing shifts and managing the schedule. The more people who get infected, the fewer workers there will be in the factory, which might lead to the factory’s closure” said Dr Yong.

 

He added that his experience showed respiratory diseases tend to spread more easily during the rainy season than in the summer. Therefore, Thailand must take strong disease-prevention measures in the rainy months of July and August, since diagnosis of respiratory illnesses would be more complicated than usual at this time. He also urged people to take extra care of themselves to reduce their chances of developing colds.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387718

 

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7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Dr Yong Poovorawan emphasised, however, that all meat should be cooked thoroughly

excellent; we all need to be told to cook meat; he must think we are all 8 years old; 15 minutes of fame...

Edited May 12, 20206 yr by YetAnother

This guy again? You don't need to be a virologist to know that cooking kills viruses. Next!

 

P.S. Please don't eat cats.

The big issue is when the cooked food is left lying on a table in the street and somebody with covid-19 breathes all over it.

15 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

excellent; we all need to be told to cook meat; he must think we are all 8 years old; 15 minutes of fame...

It's worth mentioning, Thais do eat raw meat, f.ex. larb.

1 hour ago, YetAnother said:

excellent; we all need to be told to cook meat; he must think we are all 8 years old; 15 minutes of fame...

OK, so 'widespread' rumours (I haven't heard any of them) are circulating to the effect that pigs cattle and chicken are vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus. So this genius has debunked the so-called "widespread" rumours, at the same time emphasising the need to cook all meets in order that any virus in the meat should be killed.

 

Am I the only one that sees a contradiction in terms here? Pigs cattle and chicken are not vulnerable COVID-19, but just in case they are, please cook all the meat.

 

Another gem.

Edited May 12, 20206 yr by ParkerN

4 minutes ago, ParkerN said:

OK, so 'widespread' rumours (I haven't heard any of them) are circulating to the effect that pigs cattle and chicken are vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus. So this genius has debunked the so-called "widespread" rumours, at the same time emphasising the need to cook all meets in order that any virus in the meat should be killed.

 

Am I the only one that sees a contradiction in terms here? Pigs cattle and chicken are not vulnerable COVID-19, but just in case they are, please cook all the meat.

 

Another gem.

Tell that Thais up north and Laotians who eat Larb which includes raw meat

23 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

Tell that Thais up north and Laotians who eat Larb which includes raw meat

Correct. 

 White Cristmas13 win POTY “Smart Foreigner of Today” award.

 

Congratulations WC13!!!

 

European also eat raw meat. Beef Tartare very popular one. 

 

And Japanese sashimi.

 

thank you Dr Yong for this important research. Chinese must cooking the bar also.

 

wear a mask, wash your hand, social distance and cook the meat.

Wash your hands after a dump

Freezing also kills nasty stuff... 

So always freeze fish and defrost before eating it as sashimi.. Sashimi is my favourite ????

Edited May 12, 20206 yr by cornishcarlos

1 hour ago, White Christmas13 said:

Tell that Thais up north and Laotians who eat Larb which includes raw meat

Indeed they do, and raw fish and much more besides.. But none of that affects my original comment which was to the effect that this genius has "debunked" the rumours that the live animals could be infected, and then goes on to say how important it is to cook the meat, which clearly implies that the rumours are correct.

1 hour ago, cornishcarlos said:

Freezing also kills nasty stuff... 

So always freeze fish and defrost before eating it as sashimi.. Sashimi is my favourite ????

Unfortunately freezing preserves rather than "kills" viruses.

3 hours ago, Yinn said:

Correct. 

 White Cristmas13 win POTY “Smart Foreigner of Today” award.

 

Congratulations WC13!!!

 

European also eat raw meat. Beef Tartare very popular one. 

 

And Japanese sashimi.

 

thank you Dr Yong for this important research. Chinese must cooking the bar also.

 

wear a mask, wash your hand, social distance and cook the meat.

It is outlawed where I live

 

Is beef tartare dangerous?

The dish, also known as “tiger meat,” or “steak tartare,” is dangerous because it is uncooked, meaning it can still contain harmful bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, which are only killed by cooking ground beef to 160 degrees F. Don't become a statistic this year. Raw meat is never safe to consume

1 hour ago, White Christmas13 said:

It is outlawed where I live

 

Is beef tartare dangerous?

The dish, also known as “tiger meat,” or “steak tartare,” is dangerous because it is uncooked, meaning it can still contain harmful bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, which are only killed by cooking ground beef to 160 degrees F. Don't become a statistic this year. Raw meat is never safe to consume

 

Eating meat or fish uncooked is dangerous and primitive. Which is why most developed societies do it rarely if at all and most primates don't do it at all, setting aside the reactionaries and trend-setters (forerunners of the present-day wokely-folkely). Find a social anthropoligist and ask him/her why and how humanoids began cooking food prior to eating.

Just now, ParkerN said:

Eating meat or fish uncooked is dangerous and primitive.

Sushi?

Steak tartar?

5 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

This guy again? You don't need to be a virologist to know that cooking kills viruses. Next!

 

P.S. Please don't eat cats.

pps: dont eat bats

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Sushi?

Steak tartar?

Yes to both, but I'm not sure of your point... perhaps to suggest that aficionados of sushi and/or steak tartare aren't primitive? In which case I think we'll have to agree to differ.

Most people should stay away from eating mutton, cooked or not, as it would be like cannibalism these days.????

11 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Freezing also kills nasty stuff... 

So always freeze fish and defrost before eating it as sashimi.. Sashimi is my favourite ????

Some TVF give lot of wrong information. 

 

The virus can survive for at least one month at low temperatures. Other viruses can survive for more than two years. For this reason, common food preservation measures, such as freezing and refrigeration, will not substantially reduce the concentration of virus in contaminated meat or kill the virus.

 

Cornishcarlos have restaurant right? 

Must be careful.

2 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Cornishcarlos have restaurant right? 

Must be careful.

 

It's ok, it's not Japanese.. Everything is cooked ????

1 minute ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

. Everything is cooked ????

Salad?

11 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Some TVF give lot of wrong information. 

 

Not technically wrong... Freezing kills parasites, maybe I should have clarified that.. Parasites are the main nasty in large fish consumed as sashimi.

 

https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/freezing-fish-and-fishery-products

 

 

7 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Salad?

 

Salad isn't very good if frozen... 

23 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Salad isn't very good if frozen... 

Or cooked.

12 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Wash your hands after a dump

Never wipe your a$s with a hedgehog.

13 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Freezing also kills nasty stuff... 

So always freeze fish and defrost before eating it as sashimi.. Sashimi is my favourite ????

That is a potentially dangerous misconception that I've known for many years.

 

https://www.healthyfood.com/advice/can-freezing-your-food-kill-coronavirus-/

13 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Freezing also kills nasty stuff... 

So always freeze fish and defrost before eating it as sashimi.. Sashimi is my favourite ????

 

Just to clarify, I was referring to the parasites, as the nasty stuff, that are often found in large pelagic fish commonly used for sashimi. 

Some people have jumped on my post as incorrect, when it's not incorrect. But my bad for not identifying the "nasties" I was referring to.

No Covid risk from eating cooked pork, beef or chicken: virologist
 

And for security, wear a mask while eating

 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Dr Yong dismissed such fears as groundless, but said operators of slaughterhouses and meat-processing plants should be on the alert for any signs of Covid-19 infection in workers.

Meanwhile in Germany ...

The chancellor imposed an "emergency brake", requiring local authorities to reimpose restrictions if cases rise above a threshold of 50 per 100,000 people.

Outbreaks at meat processing plants in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein have already reportedly breached that line, and forced district officials to act.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52632369

 

And in the US ..

According to a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 5,000 plant workers in 19 states had tested positive for the virus as of April 27. In Iowa and South Dakota, close to a fifth of the workforce in the states’ largest slaughterhouses have fallen ill.

Source:  https://www.wired.com/story/why-meatpacking-plants-have-become-covid-19-hot-spots/

 

Other countries such as Ireland, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the UK – are also experiencing problems in meat processing plants.

 

Looks like Dr Yong ain't so wrong.

Blessed are the meek AKA the Vegans: for they shall inherit the earth.????