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- The coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has nothing to do with salmon, Chinese officials confirmed after initially associating the new COVID-19 flare-up with the fish.
- Authorities in China removed the salmon stock from stores and stopped imports after finding traces of SARS-CoV-2 on chopping boards in a Beijing market.
- The panic was unfounded, experts explained. The novel virus can’t infect fish, and samples from other imported salmon tested negative for COVID-19.
Last week, Chinese authorities announced the discovery of a new cluster of novel coronavirus community transmission. A man came to a clinic with a fever and his COVID-19 test came back positive. He had no idea where he got the illness from, as he had not traveled abroad and he was not in contact with anyone who returned to the country. Authorities took swift action and discovered more active cases. In a matter of days, Beijing officials closed down several districts of the capital, which has a population of over 21 million people, and set up hundreds of testing sites. Schools were closed again, as were sporting and entertainment events.
But one of the most puzzling moves China made was to stop all salmon imports after finding traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on a chopping board in one of the major markets in the city. That market was closed a few days ago as a result. The salmon hypothesis raised alarms in the country and abroad, and exporters from Norway found themselves unable to conduct business with Chinese importers as a result.
Salmon sparking a coronavirus outbreak in Beijing made no sense, as it goes against everything we know about the way the disease is transmitted. Beijing officials have now confirmed that the fish had nothing to do with the outbreak, but that might not be enough to put people's minds at ease.
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Everyone was wrong about China’s latest coronavirus outbreak in Beijing originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 09:54:13 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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