COVID-19 (coronavirus) is one of the highly infectious and transmittable disease caused by SARS-COV-2 that human era has ever faced. At the end of December 2019, novel virus named COVID-19 emerged in large seafood market at Wuhan china, causing respiratory infections thereby death cases is numerically increasing in lakh due to rapid transmission of virus. Background: Global covid-19 pandemic generate a pressing need to upgrade food establishments with standard Food safety protocols which are required to keep their premises safe for their guests and customers. Objectives: The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge, awareness and practice among food handlers. Methodology: A voluntary online survey was conducted among food handlers working in different food outlets and star hotels in TamilNadu, India. A questionnaire was structured and mailed to the participants. Results: A total of 53 responses have been recorded. In which ninety-seven percentage respondents are male and three percentage of respondents are female. Ninety-three percent of the respondents are aware that hand dryers are not effective in killing coronavirus. Eighty-five percent of respondents strongly agreed to the statement of educating patients, household members and caregivers about covid-19. Conclusion: The results of this study show that, majority of the food handlers has excellent knowledge, hygienic practice and awareness of covid-19.
Food Industry, COVID 19, Impact, KAP, Guidelines and Implementation
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