Eating fruit during the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak should not be contagious; fruit is not the source of the novel coronavirus, nor is it an intermediate host. A virus is a non-cellular life form consisting of a long chain of nucleic acids and a protein shell. Viruses do not have their own metabolic machinery or enzyme system, so when they leave the host cell they become a chemical substance that has no life activity and cannot reproduce itself independently. The modes of transmission of the new coronavirus are as follows: 1. Transmission via respiratory droplets and close contact is the main mode of transmission of the new coronavirus; 2. There is a possibility of transmission via aerosols in relatively closed environments with prolonged exposure to high aerosol concentrations. However, if the fruit comes from an infected area and the staff concerned has a novel coronavirus infection, the fruit may have the virus on it, and there is a refrigeration process that may maintain its infectiousness, which may cause transmission if it is not sterilized or washed.