Wuhan Family Rushes To Hospital To Get Tested For COVID-19 After Finding Dead Bat In Soup

Bats are considered to be one of the possible causes behind the spread of coronavirus pandemic that originated in Wuhan and spread to the entire world.

Even though there were reports of wet markets in China opening again after there was a decrease in number of COVID-19 cases there for the first time, people have become paranoid when it comes to bats and, seriously, who can blame them?

And the following incident only made matter worse.

Hubei Television

That is why when a family in Wuhan spotted a whole dead rat in the pot of pork soup they ordered at a restaurant, they rushed to get tested for coronavirus.

Revolting images of the same are doing rounds on social media. They show the black mammal with its wings and body curled up together.

According to local media a man by the surname Chen bought a pot of frozen pork soup from a restaurant near his home in Wuhan of Hubei.

The father ate the soup for a couple of days without spotting anything unusual about it but when on the third day the family was planning to eat it together, they were shocked to find a dead bat in the can according to Hubei Television.

Also Read: Bats To Pangolin To Humans, Scientists Claim To Identify 'Missing Link' In Coronavirus Outbreak

Hubei Television

Mr Chen reportedly said, ¡°I was going to reheat the soup and I scooped up something black. It was a small baby bat.¡± Mr. Chen¡¯s mother initially thought that the black mass was some type of spice used for cooking the soup.

¡°I checked it with chopsticks and I saw its wings and ears. It even had fur,¡± she told reporters. The disgusted, shocked and scared family went to the restaurant where they ordered the soup from.

The eatery offered to refund to the family but said that they had purchased the frozen product from a local soup manufacturer.

Hubei Television

The owner of the food company on his part denied that the bat got into the broth while they were making it. He reportedly claimed, ¡°Bats are normally active during the night, but we make our soup during the day. We seal the pot immediately when we finish and put it in the fridge. We never leave it outside.¡±

He alleges that the mammals flew into the soup when the family took the food out of fridge.

The family approached the authorities who launched an investigation into the matter but were unable to identify when and how the bat got into the soup as it was found three days after purchase.

The family got tested for coronavirus and luckily for them the tests reportedly turned out to be negative.

Also Read: China Bans Pangolin Scales From Traditional Medicine List To Protect Most Trafficked Animal