Hyderabad, March 25 -- There has never been a documented incident whereby the COVID-19 virus has been transmitted from a print newspaper, print magazine, print letter, or print package, according to the world's top doctors and scientists.

In recent days, the International News Media Association (INMA) has received a few inquiries about this scientific possibility - to which we cited World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on the matter. Yet the unprecedented global pandemic naturally breeds a paranoia about everything we touch, so let me present to you what INMA knows on this subject.

This article distills research and guidance from four sources that debunk concerns:

We will augment this research with secondary sources and our own mem...