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Can you get novel coronavirus from contaminated food ? like in restaurants ?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Probably not: Transmission details are still being worked out, but it's primarily by respiratory droplets from an infected person coughing or sneezing. Probably not through contaminated food, but stay tuned as more research is done.

Dr Kwok and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/5/2020

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