Covid-19 is not only found in humans, but now also in an ice cream in China, which no one wants to try. During the government’s recent routine testing, three samples from a northern ice cream company in China tested positive for COVID-19.
Officials now believe 4,836 boxes of ice cream may have been contaminated - more than half of which were distributed for sale when the test results came out, Sky News reported on Friday. Only 2,089 boxes of ice cream could be confiscated on time, the report said.
The ice cream was produced by Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Company, where 1,662 employees were tested on Thursday and were in quarantine. Dr. Stephen Griffin, a virologist at the University of Leeds in the UK, said an infected person was most likely the source of the contamination, adding to any problems with factory hygiene.
Griffin explained that the virus can survive in the product due to the cold temperature and fat of the ice cream. He also urged the public not to panic about the event.
Officials said those who may have purchased the ice cream should report, so the health department can track down possible cases.
Adapted from NY Post
