VIRUS AND ANIMAL MEAT :

Coronaviruses originate in animals — like camels, civets and bats — and are usually not transmissible to humans. There have been other ones originating from other animals and birds also .
Most, but not all, of the first known cases in December 2019 were traced to an animal market in the Chinese city of Wuhan and are believed to have come from contact with LIVE ANIMALS that were infected. The market has since been closed.
All that the health authorities advice about eating animal or bird meats is to heat well and not to eat raw or undercooked. SARS & MERS Viruses were spread through bats .Bats are protected Animal , so no one will dare to eat . But we were all warned not to eat fruits bitten by Bats . Bats thrive on many fruits including many that we have in our delicacy list .

SO EATING WELL COOKED MEAT IS NOT THE CAUSE IN SPREAD OF VIRUS ; ON THE CONTRARY CONSUMING UNCOOKED VEGETARIAN EXPOSED TO SUCH INFECTIONS MAY .

In India we have been living close to the farmer ; so they are considered part of the celebration during Festivals like Pongal, Sankranti . The animals , particularly Bulls and Cows are taken care of specially .

Today we think the Animals have been taken away from Cities to avoid problems in the traffic . It is not so . We have seen several pictures in the media of Cows at the garbage Bins searching for Food .

THESE COWS GO BACK TO THE GREEDY IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS TO BE MILKED . THE MILK FINDS ITS WAY TO DOMESTIC USE. THAT COULD CAUSE IF NOT HEATED ENOUGH .

SO TERE IS HARDLY ANY CHANCE FOR THE SPREAD OF VIRUS FROM WELL COOKED MEAT PRODUCTS. THEY FOUND THESE VIRIONS REMAINED ACTIVE FOR BETWEEN 5 AND 28 DAYS AT 4°C AT ALL HUMIDITY LEVELS. HOWEVER, THEIR DEACTIVATION RATE WAS FAR MORE RAPID AT 20°C.
THOUGH THERE MAY BE A CHANCE OF SPREAD OF THE VIRUS FROM EATING RAW VEGETABLES AND FRUITS INFECTED BY THE ANIMALS / BIRDS. more