PUTRAJAYA: Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) said today there is no indication that Covid-19 could be spread through food.
Dr Noor Hisham said this when asked over public concern on their safety after an employee at an eatery tested positive for the virus.
“We have not heard of the virus spreading through food, but most importantly if one of the workers is tested positive, we have to screen the close contacts in the restaurant,” he said in his daily press conference, here today.
Earlier today it was reported that the food takeaway service in IKEA’s outlet in Tebrau, Johor had been closed temporarily until further notice after one of its workers tested positive for Covid-19.
IKEA Tebrau, in a statement on its website, said it was informed of the diagnosis on April 1 and therefore has been working closely with the public health officials of its customers and workers as they were their utmost priority. - Bernama
