In Shandong, cold-chain worker found with virus
4 years, 1 month ago

In Shandong, cold-chain worker found with virus

China Daily  

Jiaozhou, a county-level city in Qingdao, Shandong province, reported an asymptomatic coronavirus infection on Monday night involving a 30-year-old man who handled imported cold chain products, the local health authority said. Facing a series of COVID-19 cases linked to imported cold chain products, Jinan, Shandong province, began using special warehouses to collect imported cold food on Tuesday. Cold chain imported food needs three sets of documents —an inspection and quarantine certificate for entry into the country, a list of goods with a certificate of disinfection at a port of entry and a registration on a website for cold chain food management — before it is allowed to enter Jinan for sale and further production, according to a notice released on Monday by the Jinan leading office that coordinates economic development with epidemic prevention and control. The notice also makes clear the responsibilities of drivers and porters who had contact with the cold chain food, as well as parties that plan to used the cold food, such as restaurants.

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Beijing locals buy fridges, stockpile food after Shanghai residents warn COVID outbreak will 'get serious'
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing locals buy fridges, stockpile food after Shanghai residents warn COVID outbreak will 'get serious'

ABC  

Max Wan ordered a second fridge earlier this week and plans to stuff it with food for himself and his pets. Despite their warning, Mr Wan said he was not panicking about food shortages similar to what happened in Shanghai, but he thought it would be "wise" to buy a new fridge. He said many Beijing residents were also stockpiling …

COVID spreads from cold storage in Beijing
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID spreads from cold storage in Beijing

China Daily  

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident at a COVID-19 testing site in Haidian district in Beijing, Jan 24, 2022. At least seven people linked to cold storage operations in the Fengtai district contracted COVID-19 and were identified after returning to Hebei, Shandong and Shanxi provinces to spend the Lunar New Year holiday. All are workers who …

China urges families to stockpile food and essentials amid fears of winter shortages
3 years, 2 months ago

China urges families to stockpile food and essentials amid fears of winter shortages

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China has urged families to …

Coronavirus casts a shadow over Chinese New Year for another year as cases rise
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus casts a shadow over Chinese New Year for another year as cases rise

ABC  

Tanya Tong has two weeks to weigh up whether to see her parents for the Chinese New Year, as a small but persistent resurgence of the virus creates déjà vu one year on from the COVID-19 outbreak, scuttling celebrations across the country. Key points: China is currently recording about 200 COVID-19 cases a day China is currently recording about 200 …

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
3 years, 11 months ago

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The coronavirus was found on …

China’s latest potential foreign culprit of coronavirus? Auto parts packaging
4 years ago

China’s latest potential foreign culprit of coronavirus? Auto parts packaging

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — More than a year since the coronavirus pandemic began, while a surprising – and frustrating – number of points remain unclear, one thing is certain: the first major outbreak was in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Chinese experts disagree however, with Wu himself saying in November that “more and more evidence is showing that frozen …

Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China
4 years ago

Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China

India TV News  

An imported frozen food sample in the city of Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local authorities said Tuesday. The sample was taken from a batch of frozen sliced pig ears imported from the United States as part of a regular screening before the entry of any imported frozen food into the city's cold storage …

Qingdao official vows better cold food handling
4 years, 1 month ago

Qingdao official vows better cold food handling

China Daily  

A senior official from Qingdao, Shandong province, vowed to improve cold-chain food management further after one of two asymptomatic coronavirus infections reported on Tuesday was directly linked to imported frozen food. Chen Wansheng, deputy director of the general office of the city government, said in a news conference on Wednesday that Qingdao had spared no effort to prevent the spread …

EXPLAINER: China's claims of coronavirus on frozen foods
4 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: China's claims of coronavirus on frozen foods

The Independent  

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Can you contract coronavirus through contaminated frozen food packaging?
4 years, 1 month ago

Can you contract coronavirus through contaminated frozen food packaging?

India Today  

Experts have voiced concerns over China's claim that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted through contaminated frozen food packaging. Over the course of the past few months, China has banned frozen food imports from several countries citing the detection of Covid-19 on the packaging. In August of this year, Chinese authorities claimed that a sample taken from the surface of …

Do China’s claims of coronavirus on frozen food stack up?
4 years, 1 month ago

Do China’s claims of coronavirus on frozen food stack up?

LA Times  

China has stirred controversy with claims that it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food, including from Russia and Norway. Overseas complaints Trading partners, including the U.S., New Zealand, Canada and the EU, say they’re unclear on China’s methodology and have seen no solid evidence that their products carried the coronavirus. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian …

China's large-scale coronavirus tests on imported frozen foods may put more Australian exports on hold
4 years, 1 month ago

China's large-scale coronavirus tests on imported frozen foods may put more Australian exports on hold

ABC  

China has urged its ports to "take immediate action" to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission after it reportedly found cases it says are linked to contaminated frozen food packaging. Key points: Expert says China's positive test claims require further evidence Expert says China's positive test claims require further evidence Australian exporters sold $10.6 billion worth of food in China …

China sounds alarm after detecting coronavirus on packaged beef, shrimp
4 years, 1 month ago

China sounds alarm after detecting coronavirus on packaged beef, shrimp

India Today  

Even as the World Health Organisation said earlier that the risk of Covid-19 infection from frozen food remains lows, China has again sounded an alarm after detecting virus samples on the packaging of a batch of Brazilian beef and Saudi Arabian Shrimp. The first instance had been reported from the Chinese city of Wuhan on Friday when the novel coronavirus …

Stricter disinfection rules in effect for cold imported food
4 years, 1 month ago

Stricter disinfection rules in effect for cold imported food

China Daily  

A worker disinfects packaged cold-chain food to be exhibited at the third China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Oct 29. China is doubling down on efforts to stem the transmission of the novel coronavirus through imported cold products, requiring thorough disinfection of such shipments before they come into contact with domestic workers. With regular nucleic acid tests in place …

Yantai gives all-clear after mass testing
4 years, 2 months ago

Yantai gives all-clear after mass testing

China Daily  

The results of samples collected from people and environments related to the coronavirus-tainted imported frozen food all showed negative for the virus, Yantai in Shandong province said on Sunday. Yantai was officially informed by other cities in the province on Thursday that samples from the outer packaging of imported frozen pork purchased from an enterprise based in Yantai tested positive …

Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging for first time: China
4 years, 2 months ago

Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging for first time: China

Live Mint  

China's health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao, in what it described as the first detection of its kind on the cold food chain in the world. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday said it detected …

Living Coronavirus Found on Frozen Food Packaging in China's Qingdao
4 years, 2 months ago

Living Coronavirus Found on Frozen Food Packaging in China's Qingdao

News 18  

China’s health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao. It is for the first time in the world that living novel coronavirus has been isolated from the outer packaging of cold-chain food, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said …

Contaminated frozen food packaging could cause Covid-19 infection: Chinese CDC
4 years, 2 months ago

Contaminated frozen food packaging could cause Covid-19 infection: Chinese CDC

India Today  

Contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living new coronavirus could cause infection, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement on Saturday. Prior to this recent statement, the CDC had detected genetic traces of Covid-19 in some samples taken from frozen food packaging. The Chinese CDC, however, has made no comment about whether the dock …

Speedy and professional response key to contain any new infections
4 years, 2 months ago

Speedy and professional response key to contain any new infections

China Daily  

A health worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for COVID-19 test in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, Oct 12, 2020. Three people who were not displaying any symptoms were found to be infected with the novel coronavirus in the city on Sunday — two of them after receiving a nucleic acid test in a hospital specializing in treating …

Speedy and professional response key to contain any new infections
4 years, 2 months ago

Speedy and professional response key to contain any new infections

China Daily  

A health worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for COVID-19 test in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, Oct 12, 2020. Three people who were not displaying any symptoms were found to be infected with the novel coronavirus in the city on Sunday — two of them after receiving a nucleic acid test in a hospital specializing in treating …

Beijing restricts frozen food import from high-risk covid places
4 years, 3 months ago

Beijing restricts frozen food import from high-risk covid places

Live Mint  

China’s capital city urged companies to halt imports of frozen food from countries that have been severely hit by the pandemic as fears continue to mount over the possibility of transmission through packaging. The Beijing city government on Monday told companies to avoid importing frozen food from high-risk nations, without naming any. Chinese customs and local governments have repeatedly detected …

Coronavirus Found on Seafood Importer's Packages in China, Two Handlers Test Positive
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Found on Seafood Importer's Packages in China, Two Handlers Test Positive

News 18  

Beijing: Health authorities in China’s eastern city of Qingdao have found coronavirus contamination on some packages stored by a seafood importer after two of its handlers tested positive for the virus but displayed no symptoms. Thursday’s results came during a routine test of the company’s staff, although none of the two affected men’s 147 close contacts tested positive, the Qingdao …

Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China

India Today  

Authorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested. One of the packages had arrived in the city via the provincial capital Changchun, Fuyu city’s health office said on its official …

Salmon may harbor infectious coronavirus for a week, say scientists
4 years, 4 months ago

Salmon may harbor infectious coronavirus for a week, say scientists

Live Mint  

Coronavirus lingering on chilled salmon may be infectious for more than a week, according to researchers in China, where imported fish have been investigated as a potential source of infections. Researchers at the South China Agricultural University and Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Guangzhou found SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, collected from salmon samples could survive for eight …

WHO plays down China's worry over coronavirus on food packaging after chicken wings found with COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO plays down China's worry over coronavirus on food packaging after chicken wings found with COVID-19

ABC  

The World Health Organisation has moved to allay fears coronavirus could be spreading via food shipments. Key points: A WHO spokesman said people should not fear food, food packaging or processing or delivery of food A WHO spokesman said people should not fear food, food packaging or processing or delivery of food China had tested hundreds of thousands of packages …

Can you get coronavirus from packages? What we know so far
4 years, 4 months ago

Can you get coronavirus from packages? What we know so far

Live Mint  

coronavirus, spread of coronavirus, coronavirus transmission, frozen food packaging, New Zealand, coronavirus for freight, frozen chicken wings, COVID-19 from food, food packaging China reported several cases of frozen food packaging contaminated with the novel coronavirus this week, while New Zealand said it is investigating the possibility that its latest COVID-19 cases could be traced to imported freight. Health officials raised …

Coronavirus found on outer packaging of frozen seafood in China
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus found on outer packaging of frozen seafood in China

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: Authorities in China have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported frozen seafood that arrived from the port city of Dalian, which recently battled a surge of cases, a local government said on Tuesday. The virus was found on the outer packaging of frozen seafood bought by three companies in Yantai, a port city in eastern Shandong …

Coronavirus strain in Beijing has EU origins: Chinese virologists
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus strain in Beijing has EU origins: Chinese virologists

India Today  

China has reported 37 new coronavirus cases including 25 in Beijing where 183 patients are undergoing treatment while the Chinese virologists said the strain of the new cluster of cases in the capital may have come from Europe. An initial epidemiological survey shows the coronavirus strain detected at the Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing came from Europe, a report in …

Heavy traces of coronavirus found in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market
4 years, 6 months ago

Heavy traces of coronavirus found in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday. Their preliminary report comes as the country’s capital tackles a resurgence of COVID-19 cases over the past week …

Beijing reports 2 new Covid-19 cases; students, staff in home quarantine after classmate’s father tests positive
4 years, 6 months ago

Beijing reports 2 new Covid-19 cases; students, staff in home quarantine after classmate’s father tests positive

Hindustan Times  

Beijing reported two more confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of new infections to three in less than a week after city authorities lowered the outbreak emergency response to level three, the second lowest. The fear of a school-based cluster infection breaking out in Beijing as the city nears normalcy means health authorities have …

Fears in China as seven people testing positive for coronavirus are linked to the same restaurant
4 years, 9 months ago

Fears in China as seven people testing positive for coronavirus are linked to the same restaurant

Daily Mail  

Seven people who tested positive for the coronavirus have been linked to the same restaurant in China, sparking fears of a looming new outbreak as the country scrambles to get back to normal. People are seen having food in a restaurant in a shopping mall in Beijing Guangzhou authorities detected five Nigerian citizens with infections between March 28 and March …

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