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Bought frozen corn& canned crabmeat from a supermarket.sauteed them together in hot oil&ate the food.when i was eating the food,i found a small piece of root like ginger in the food.can i get infected with covid19 if that piece of veggie has covid19?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: Covid has not been associated with frozen food. Also heating the dish on a stove would raise the temperature to levels that would be inhospitable for the virus. I do not have any suspicion that you would be exposed to COVID this way.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 5/29/2020

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A member asked:

Bought frozen corn& canned crabmeat from a supermarket.sauteed them together in hot oil&ate the food.when i was eating the food,i found a small piece of root like ginger in the food.can i get infected with covid19 if that piece of veggie has covid19?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Dr Fowler agreed

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