With over 5.7 million people infected with the novel coronavirus across the globe and the baby food industry exploiting fears of the infection, a new report has advised mothers not to hesitate while breastfeeding babies as active virus has not, to date, been detected in breast milk.

The report titled “Marketing of breast milk substitutes: national implementation of the international code” was released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN).

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