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With the emergence of the COVID-19 cluster at Peliyagoda Fish Market, people need not fear eating fish, Chief Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Samaraweera said.
However, he reminded that it was important to always wash your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds after shopping, handling food packages, or before preparing or eating food.
“An infected person can transfer the virus by coughing or sneezing on a surface, or touching their face and then touching a surface. If someone else were to touch the same surface and then their own eyes, mouth or nose, for instance, they could become infected,” he said.
The virus can live on different surfaces for several hours, but the period of the virus that can last on the surface of fish has not been determined yet, he said.
"Every time after preparing fish, it is recommended to wash and clean the hands using soap. Keep in mind not to touch eyes, mouth or nose without cleaning your hands," he said.
"By adhering to the recommendations issued by the Health Ministry, we can minimise the virus spread even if it lasted on the surface of fish," Dr Samaraweera added. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)
saras Thursday, 22 October 2020 12:10 PM
Yes no need but we don't know how many people have gone to Peliyagoda fish market and come back with fish.
Paul, Negombo Thursday, 22 October 2020 12:18 PM
Dr. Samaraweera, we need your expertise. Could you please keep the people up to date, take us seriously and give us helpful and honest information? At the moment we only get orders and information of an army commander, police spokesman or health ministers with no expertise at all.
josua Thursday, 22 October 2020 12:32 PM
yeah, eat only the 20A carrot given by Govt.
Rene decarte Thursday, 22 October 2020 01:05 PM
This pussuda take mehema kiyanna????
Fisher Thursday, 22 October 2020 01:30 PM
True. Let us stop eating the fishermen!!!!
DillonDP Thursday, 22 October 2020 03:15 PM
Now no money to eat
Sewg Thursday, 22 October 2020 03:39 PM
no one is worried about the fish . we are worried about the delivery network.
ghry Friday, 23 October 2020 12:09 AM
No need to keep going man(USA)-made the CORONA drama anymore.
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