Read newspaper, it is safe: Dr Swarnakar

Principal Correspondent :

“Newspaper spreads coronavirus is a myth. Nobody has said in the world, newspaper spread any virus. Newspaper reading and handling is very safe and nobody should afraid of it,” said Dr Rajesh Swarnakar, Secretary of Indian Chest Society. Dr Swarnakar is well-known Pulmonologist and coronavirus effects has close connection with the lungs. Pulmonologist deals with lungs problems. This virus when enters into the body, it first affects the respiratory system.

According to Dr Swarnakar process of printing through which newspaper goes is very safe. The temperature that is maintained during the production of newspapers makes all difference. “People may argue, temperature during production is ok but what about the handling of newspapers through hawkers and others? I would answer to the question.

According to the information available with me, the people working on the machine, the hawkers are using sanitizers and wearing masks. This makes the newspaper handling safer. Secondly the work mostly is automated and there is not much human part involved,” pointed out Dr Swarnakar. Secondly the person who drops newspapers at our homes are not the corona patients.

Reading the newspaper is very safe and everybody should enjoy the reading without any fear of corona infection. Government of India has still put newspapers in the list of essential services. Newspaper is still maintains the credibility, added Dr Swarnakar. Any virus gets spread through only inanimate objects and newspaper is not such object. Naturally its spread through newspaper is not possible. I recommend people should continue reading newspaper, appealed Dr Swarnakar.