New Delhi: Dispelling rumours that animals spread novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Former Union Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi on Friday made it clear that animals cannot transmit the infectious disease and many government and private departments were creating panic by disseminating false information.
The Lok Sabha member said that such information is wrong and misleading and is being spread by some government departments, insurance companies and private companies. She announced at a time when rumours are spreading faster than the disease itself.
The government is also struggling to limit the myths, rumours and unverified news about the virus. "It has been brought to my notice by hundreds of complaints across India that government departments and insurance companies are creating false panic in the coronavirus by taking out advisories, which is not confirmed with the health department, saying that nobody should go near live animals," Maneka Gandhi said inside Parliament premises.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that the health department of this country has clearly said that animals do not have coronavirus and they cannot transmit coronavirus.