Can COVID-19 Be Transmitted Through Food?

The virus cannot live outside the body. Here's what this means for the risk of transmission through food.

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Health Tip of the Day Can COVID-19 Be Transmitted Through Food? Because COVID-19 is an enveloped virus—a virus that contains an additional covering usually derived and modified from the membranes of the host—it will die once outside the body. Here's what this means for the risk of transmission through food. READ NOW EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK Give Your Home Office a Wellness Makeover With These 15 Essentials READ NOW  › READ THESE NEXT Lung Cancer Cases and Deaths Are Declining in the U.S. READ NOW  › Why COVID-19 Rates Appear to Be Rising in Children READ NOW  › 6 Ways To Cut Back on Your Added Sugar Intake READ NOW  › You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Health Tip of the Day newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 © 2021 Verywellhealth.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy