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Telangana ministers eat chicken on public stage, to dispel rumours about coronavirus

By ANI | Updated: February 29, 2020 11:10 IST

Telangana ministers KT Rama Rao, Etela Rajender, Talasani Srinivas Yadav were among those who were seen digging into chicken pieces at a public event here held to dispel fears that coronavirus is spread by eating chicken and eggs.

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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 29 : Telangana ministers KT Rama Rao, Etela Rajender, Talas Srinivas Yadav were among those who were seen digging into chicken pieces at a public event here, held to dispel fears that coronavirus is spread by eating chicken and eggs.

Dressed in crisp white shirts and holding fried chicken legs, the ministers were seen at the event orgsed at Tank Bund area in the city on Friday by a leading chicken broiler selling company.

Coronavirus first originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has since then killed more than 2800 people in that country alone, while cases have been reported in several countries across the world, including India.

The World Health Orgsation has declared the outbreak an international health emergency and said the global risk level remains high.

( With inputs from ANI )

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