New Delhi [India], Mar 13 : BJP lawmaker and mal rights activist Maneka Gandhi on Friday said the coronavirus can neither affect mals nor be transmitted through them and advised concerned ministries to not bring out "fake ads" in this regard.
"It has been brought to my notice by hundred of complaints across government departments and insurance compes are creating pc regarding the coronavirus by taking out advisories which they have not confirmed with the health department, saying that nobody should go near live mals. This is completely wrong and misleading," she said.
"The health department of this country has clearly said that mals do not have coronavirus and cannot transmit coronavirus. So, I would advise that ministry of electronics, insurance compes, ministry of railways, not to bring out fake ads, saying that do not go near live mals. This is going to create another form of crisis in India," she added.
The number of persons infected from coronavirus has climbed up to 75 in India while worldwide the virus, which originated in the Wuhan city of China, has spread to more than 100 countries infecting over 1,20,000 people.
The government has taken several steps to contain the virus, including suspension of all visas to India till April 15, after the World Health Orgsation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
( With inputs from ANI )