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    Your risk of getting COVID-19 from food appears super low

    Have questions about COVID-19 and food safety? Experts explain what we know, what we don't, and why your risk of getting the disease from food is low.
    by Matt Shipman-NC State Apr 08, 2020 1 minute
    A food delivery driver pulls a pizza from a red container while a woman stands in her darkened apartment doorway

    Food has a low chance of transmitting the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, experts say.

    As the world grapples with COVID-19, people have a lot of questions about how to best protect themselves. Many of those questions have to do with food.

    “I believe putting our attention on foods takes attention away from what we already know works, which is social distancing and isolation.”

    There are quite a few resources available online that can help people better understand what we do know about COVID-19, such as this Q&A page from the World Health Organization.

    Here, Lee-Ann Jaykus and Ben Chapman, both microbiologists at North Carolina State University, share the best available information on food safety, and what risks are associated with eating takeout and going to the grocery store during the COVID-19 pandemic:

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