- Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, said on Sunday that there was no scientific evidence to prove that the Sars-Cov-2 virus, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19), was transmitted through newspapers.
- “Reading newspapers is completely safe even during the Covid-19 pandemic,” the minister said.
NEW DELHI: Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that reading newspapers is “completely safe” during the Covid-19 pandemic and added there is no evidence to suggest that they can be a source of transmission.
During an interaction with his social media followers on the sixth episode ‘Sunday Samvaad’, Dr. Harsh Vardhan rekindled the joy of having morning tea with the daily newspaper in a respondent.
He reassured that there is no scientific evidence that proves that novel coronavirus transmission can happen via newspapers.
“Reading newspapers is completely safe even during the Covid-19 pandemic,” the minister said.
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lauded the role of newspapers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Prime Minister had said that newspapers have “tremendous credibility” and by acting as a link between the government and the people, they play a critical role in creating awareness about the outbreak at both the national and regional levels.
