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Meera Bhardwaj ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: With rumours doing the rounds that coronavirus — COVID-19 — spreads through consumption of chicken, eggs and other such livestock, Central and state authorities have clarified that it is safe to eat poultry and poultry products. Even earlier coronavirus outbreaks, like SARS and MERS, had no involvement of poultry products, authorities stressed. “Poultry has not been found to be involved in transmission of COVID-19 to humans so far in any report globally. SARS of 2002-03 or MERS of 2012-13 or corona-associated common cold had no involvement of poultry products. It should not be believed as this will affect the consumption of poultry products, which are nutritious and necessary for Indians,” he said..