Is it safe to eat chicken when a pandemic is making its rounds?

Here's a knowledge nugget.

We are science editors, which makes us science communicators. In such times, society looks up to us for reliable information. When rumors and false alarms are rampant, it is on us to de-myth-ify when we can and share the right information. My maid has been asking me to stop eating poultry because of COVID-19. Given the outbreak started in a live animal market in Wuhan, one would wonder if there is some science behind it. Turns out there isn't. This article explains it. 👇

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/coronavirus-outbreak-is-it-safe-to-eat-chicken-6317671/

Nikhil said in response:

There is another message from "UNICEF" which is completely made up. This particular list of "guidelines" and information is doing the rounds on SM and texting apps. The first line says "coronavirus is a large virus of 400-500 microns and can be easily filtered by regular masks." This is incorrect by a huge margin. A bacteria is not larger than 1-4 microns at most (very few species are larger than 10 microns) whereas an RBC is 4-6 microns in size. A virus cannot be possibly that huge. The largest viruses are 800nm in size (Ebola) while corona is 80-150nm in size.

Pushpak said this in response to Nikhil:

Meanwhile, an interesting (and detailed) read (that also touches upon the subject of "intermediate hosts"--chickens are still safe to eat though).
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-chinas-bat-woman-hunted-down-viruses-from-sars-to-the-new-coronavirus1/

Vivek posted this about South Korea's strategies:

I was having this question in mind. I thought maybe some of you may also find it useful.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/opinions/south-korea-italy-coronavirus-survivability-sepkowitz/index.html

tl;dr

Q: Why is South Korea far better off than Italy in COVID-19 mortality?
A: South Korea has a younger population, with a higher percentage of women, most of who don't smoke. Plus random population testing is about 6x that of Italy. So more cases detected and contained. The last thing probably is earlier social distancing and stricter government measures.