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 warehouse, according to the city's epidemic prevention and control office. China has stepped up efforts to block Covid-19 spread through imported foods, with the Ministry of Transport releasing a guideline in November to prevent the transmission of the virus through imported cold-chain foods in road and water transportation. The State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against Covid-19 has also unveiled a plan to realise full-chain, closed-loop, traceable management of imported cold-chain foods.

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Three years later, what we know: How did COVID start?
1 year, 9 months ago

Three years later, what we know: How did COVID start?

Al Jazeera  

Three years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, questions linger about the origins of the virus that shut down borders, forced humanity into their homes, battered economies and killed millions of people. In early February, the US Department of Energy’s intelligence agency said with “low confidence” that it believed the virus originated from …

Lack of info on China’s explosive COVID-19 outbreak stirs global concern
2 years ago

Lack of info on China’s explosive COVID-19 outbreak stirs global concern

LA Times  

The U.S., Japan and other countries are concerned that the Chinese government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough about new variants. Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the …

China to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions after 3 years of coronavirus lockdown
2 years ago

China to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions after 3 years of coronavirus lockdown

Hindustan Times  

Come January, China will practically abandon its three-year-old zero Covid policy and its international isolation, fully opening its airports and ports for travel and trade amid the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country. China to finally lift Covid-19 travel restrictions after 3 years of coronavirus lockdown Starting from January 8, China will cancel nucleic acid tests for international arrivals, the …

China to manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases
2 years ago

China to manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases

China Daily  

Xinhua| Updated :2022-12-27 China will manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases, in a major shift of its epidemic response policies. Starting from Jan. 8, China will downgrade management of the disease from Class A to Class B in accordance with the country's law on prevention and treatment of infectious disease, and …

Covid cases explode in Beijing leaving city streets empty and daily life disrupted
2 years ago

Covid cases explode in Beijing leaving city streets empty and daily life disrupted

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. China’s new Covid rules significantly rolled back the testing requirements that once dominated daily life, and residents have instead shifted to using antigen tests at home, when …

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls
2 years, 1 month ago

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls

LA Times  

A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses was reported by social media users Friday across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. “There’s very few people coming in because there’s so many cases,” said Gang Xueping, a waitress in a Beijing restaurant. Half of the company’s people …

China’s Beijing eases COVID curbs after rare protests
2 years, 1 month ago

China’s Beijing eases COVID curbs after rare protests

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Chinese capital will no longer require negative COVID test to enter supermarkets, commercial buildings. China’s capital Beijing is no longer requiring a negative COVID-19 test to enter supermarkets and commercial buildings, local authorities have said, in the latest loosening of the country’s tough “zero COVID” strategy following rare protests. The loosening of restrictions comes after at least a …

Beijing residents clear out grocery stores amid lockdown rumours as COVID cases surge
2 years, 1 month ago

Beijing residents clear out grocery stores amid lockdown rumours as COVID cases surge

ABC  

Residents of some parts of China's capital Beijing have emptied store shelves and overwhelmed delivery apps, as the city government ordered faster construction of quarantine centres and field hospitals to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases. Key points: COVID-19 cases have soared to record levels in China in recent days Some Beijing residents have been advised not to leave …

Covid: Residents clash with Chinese authorities over quarantine restrictions
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid: Residents clash with Chinese authorities over quarantine restrictions

India TV News  

Covid19 news : Chinese police on Tuesday said that at least seven people were arrested after a clash broke out between residents and authorities over the enforcement of quarantine restrictions. A news release from the police department in the Shandong city of Linyi said public security would take strong measures against those who “illegally violated the legal rights of personal …

COVID-19 virus may survive for 30 days on refrigerated, frozen meat, finds study
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 virus may survive for 30 days on refrigerated, frozen meat, finds study

Firstpost  

The research, recently published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, was conducted using chicken, beef, pork, and salmon, and surrogate viruses with spikes similar to those on SARS-CoV-2 Washington: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, may survive on meat and fish products in the refrigerator or the freezer for up to 30 days, a study suggests. The research, recently …

Infodemic in pandemic: how COVID influenced food choices
2 years, 7 months ago

Infodemic in pandemic: how COVID influenced food choices

The Hindu  

When the COVID-19 emerged in China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans, the transmission was linked to food. Food-related behaviour of the general population was certainly altered during the pandemic, and an online questionnaire-based study covering 600 respondents in both urban and rural areas showed that ‘immunity’, ‘supplements’ and ‘vegetable cleaners’ were among the top-searched terms on …

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-19 in China: Shanghai logs 3,200 confirmed cases, the highest in a day
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 in China: Shanghai logs 3,200 confirmed cases, the highest in a day

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING: Shanghai on Friday logged a record high in symptomatic Covid-19 infections but posted a marginal drop in the number of overall cases as the city continued to battle the outbreak. Around 20 million of Shanghai’s 25 million residents are still confined to their homes or neighbourhoods, a state media report said, according to the three-tier lockdown categories implemented in …

In Shanghai, residential gates are locked and millions are running low on food
2 years, 8 months ago

In Shanghai, residential gates are locked and millions are running low on food

CNN  

Shanghai CNN — The distant echo of a megaphone blares most mornings from the narrow laneway where I live in Shanghai, summoning me and my neighbors from our homes for our mandatory Covid test. David Culver/CNN Outside my apartment, hazmat-suited community workers lead me and my neighbors in a socially distanced procession past our locked front gate, the only time …

Shanghai reports nearly 25,000 Covid cases in single day, food supply chain hit
2 years, 8 months ago

Shanghai reports nearly 25,000 Covid cases in single day, food supply chain hit

India Today  

Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections on Sunday, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies and concern spread that more cities may soon be in the same situation. Streets of the locked-down financial hub of 26 million people remained as curbs under the city's "zero tolerance" policy allow only healthcare workers, …

Shanghai official admits to failures in virus handling as lockdown continues
2 years, 8 months ago

Shanghai official admits to failures in virus handling as lockdown continues

Hindustan Times  

A top Shanghai official on Saturday admitted to shortcomings in the handling of the raging Covid-19 outbreak in the city as it logged a record 23,600 new cases amid a lockdown that’s straining health care and civic infrastructure. “Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong province, on Saturday launched citywide anti-Covid efforts and vowed to secure supplies of daily necessities in …

Strain of Shanghai’s COVID lockdown tests China’s zero tolerance resolve
2 years, 9 months ago

Strain of Shanghai’s COVID lockdown tests China’s zero tolerance resolve

LA Times  

A month ago, China was contemplating how to transition from the “zero tolerance” COVID-19 policy that kept it largely infection-free during the pandemic. Once heralded as a model for efficient COVID containment, Shanghai is in the throes of China’s biggest domestic outbreak, as the city has reported tens of thousands of new COVID cases this week. A light-hearted Shanghainese rap …

China sees record cases in March as Shanghai expands lockdown
2 years, 9 months ago

China sees record cases in March as Shanghai expands lockdown

Hindustan Times  

China logged a record number of domestic Covid-19 cases in March, health authorities said on Tuesday, even as the financial hub of Shanghai expands its lockdown in an attempt to curb rising infections. China logged more than 70,000 domestic Covid-19 cases in March, the National Health Commission said, the largest number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic in …

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections
2 years, 9 months ago

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China is taking strict and swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections that have emerged in multiple regions recently. The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 19 provincial-level regions, the National Health Commission said Sunday. In Northeast China's Jilin province, which reported 1,412 local cases Saturday, local authorities have conducted multiple rounds of …

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections
2 years, 9 months ago

China takes strict, swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China is taking strict and swift measures to stem new COVID-19 infections that have emerged in multiple regions recently. The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 19 provincial-level regions, the National Health Commission said Sunday. In Northeast China's Jilin province, which reported 1,412 local cases Saturday, local authorities have conducted multiple rounds of …

Beijing says COVID-19 situation ‘controllable,’ ‘safe’
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing says COVID-19 situation ‘controllable,’ ‘safe’

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Beijing reported three new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as officials said the virus situation was under control with the Olympic Games set to open later in the week. “The current pandemic situation in the capital is overall controllable and it’s headed in a good direction,” said Xu Hejian, a spokesman for the city government, at a daily press …

China expands lockdowns as COVID cases climb
3 years ago

China expands lockdowns as COVID cases climb

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: Hundreds of thousands more people were ordered to stay home in northern China Tuesday, joining millions under strict lockdown as authorities raced to contain a surge in Covid cases that have reached a 21-month high. China -- where the virus emerged two years ago -- has followed a "zero-Covid" strategy of tight border restrictions, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns …

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 …

As virus is found, flow of goods keeps life steady
3 years, 5 months ago

As virus is found, flow of goods keeps life steady

China Daily  

By Zhou Lihua in Wuhan, and Zhao Ruixue in Jinan | | Updated : 2021-08-04 Consumers buy products at a supermarket in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on Aug 2, 2021. In addition, Hubei and Henan provinces also found new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past two days. Provincial health authorities in Hubei reported three new confirmed cases in …

China says ‘politicising’ COVID origins impedes investigation
3 years, 7 months ago

China says ‘politicising’ COVID origins impedes investigation

Al Jazeera  

Politicising the origins of COVID-19 would hamper further investigations and undermine global efforts to curb the pandemic, the Chinese embassy in the United States said after President Joe Biden ordered a review of US intelligence about how and where the virus first emerged. Biden said on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies were divided about whether COVID-19 “emerged from human contact …

WHO Covid-19 origin study delayed, lacked access: US, 13 countries express concern
3 years, 9 months ago

WHO Covid-19 origin study delayed, lacked access: US, 13 countries express concern

India Today  

The United States and 13 other countries expressed concerns on Tuesday that the World Health Organization report on the origins of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was delayed and lacked access to complete data, according to a joint statement. "It is equally essential that we voice our shared concerns that the international expert study on the source of the …

WHO draft report: Coronavirus likely came from animal, not a lab
3 years, 9 months ago

WHO draft report: Coronavirus likely came from animal, not a lab

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, a World Health Organization draft report finds. The report says this is “extremely unlikely.” “There is no record of viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 in any laboratory before December 2019, or …

I was the Australian doctor on the WHO's COVID-19 mission to China. Here's what we found about the origins of the coronavirus
3 years, 10 months ago

I was the Australian doctor on the WHO's COVID-19 mission to China. Here's what we found about the origins of the coronavirus

ABC  

As I write, I am in hotel quarantine in Sydney, after returning from Wuhan, China. Animal origins, but not necessarily at the Wuhan markets It was in Wuhan, in central China, that the virus, now called SARS-CoV-2, emerged in December 2019, unleashing the greatest infectious disease outbreak since the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Why the origins of COVID-19 may stay a …

China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, team member says
3 years, 10 months ago

China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, team member says

The Hindu  

China refused to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led teamp robing the origins of the pandemic, one of the team's investigators said, potentially complicating efforts tounderstand how the outbreak began. The team had requested raw patient data on the 174 cases of COVID-19 that China had identified from the early phase of theoutbreak in …

China refusing to share raw data on early Covid cases from Wuhan wet market, says WHO team
3 years, 10 months ago

China refusing to share raw data on early Covid cases from Wuhan wet market, says WHO team

India Today  

China refused to give raw data on early Covid-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the pandemic, one of the team's investigators said, potentially complicating efforts to understand how the outbreak began. The team had requested raw patient data on 174 cases that China had identified from the early phase of the outbreak in the …

'Australian Beef' May be the Source of Covid-19, Not Wuhan Wet-Food Market, WHO Team Finds
3 years, 10 months ago

'Australian Beef' May be the Source of Covid-19, Not Wuhan Wet-Food Market, WHO Team Finds

News 18  

It’s been well over a year since the Coronavirus broke out and was first reported in China’s Wuhan Province. According to a report in Daily Mail, the WHO investigators have backed the ruling Communist Party’s claims that “cold-chain products” such as Australian beef, may have caused the initial outbreak. But the report will arm the critics of WHO, who always …

China seizes on lack of WHO breakthrough in Wuhan to claim coronavirus vindication
3 years, 10 months ago

China seizes on lack of WHO breakthrough in Wuhan to claim coronavirus vindication

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Reading Chinese state media coverage, you could be forgiven for thinking the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of Covid-19 had ruled out Wuhan as the potential source of the pandemic. Absolutely.” State media’s take Chinese state media used comments from the fiercely apolitical scientists to vindicate various propaganda priorities, chief of which is the …

Coronavirus | SARS-CoV-2 ‘unlikely’ to have leaked from lab, says WHO team
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | SARS-CoV-2 ‘unlikely’ to have leaked from lab, says WHO team

The Hindu  

The SARS-CoV-2 virus was unlikely to have leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan and the evidence pointed to natural origins, according to a World Health Organisation and China joint expert team that concluded a visit to Wuhan, where the COVID-19 pandemic began. The team also concluded there was no indication of the virus being spread among the population there prior …

WHO team in Wuhan says coronavirus source ‘remains unidentified’
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO team in Wuhan says coronavirus source ‘remains unidentified’

Al Jazeera  

Experts also say there was no substantial spread of SARS-COV-2 in Wuhan before the late 2019 outbreak. “Our initial findings suggest that the introduction through an intermediary host species is the most likely pathway and one that will require more studies and more specific, targeted research,” Embarek said. “However, the findings suggest that the laboratory incidents hypothesis is extremely unlikely …

Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab, WHO team says
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab, WHO team says

LA Times  

Peter Ben Embarek of the World Health Organization team holds a chart showing pathways of transmission of the virus during a news conference Tuesday. Yet one of the experts said they’d been able to see “every place we asked to see, everyone we wanted to meet,” including visits to the Huanan Seafood Market that was suspected as the initial outbreak …

Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab, most likely jumped to human via intermediary species: WHO
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab, most likely jumped to human via intermediary species: WHO

India Today  

A World Health Organisation expert said Tuesday the coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and most probably jumped to humans via an intermediary species. WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek made the assessment in a summation of a WHO team's investigation into the possible origins of the coronavirus in the central Chinese …

Coronavirus | WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues

The Hindu  

A World Health Organization team looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday visited the food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan that was linked to many early infections. The team members visited the Huanan Seafood Market for about an hour in the afternoon, and one of them flashed a thumbs up sign when reporters asked how …

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 …

海关总署：加强进口冷链食品新冠病毒的风险监测
3 years, 11 months ago

海关总署：加强进口冷链食品新冠病毒的风险监测

China Daily  

1月14日，海关总署新闻发言人、统计分析司司长李魁文表示，海关总署严格按照国务院联防联控机制总体部署，加大进口冷链食品的检疫力度，防范新冠肺炎疫情通过进口冷链食品输入的风险。 工作人员在深圳一处进口冷链产品集中监管仓库进行产品采样检测。（图片来源：新华网） Overseas food exporters should strictly follow the regulatory guidelines issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization to ensure their exports to China are not contaminated by the novel coronavirus during production, processing, storage or transportation, Li Kuiwen said. 目前，对发生员工感染新冠肺炎的21个国家的124家冷链食品生产企业采取了暂停其产品进口措施，其中有107家企业是在出现疫情后即自主暂停了对华出口。 【单词讲解】 说到“暂停”，我们可能立即会想到pause这个词，不过，在具体使用的时候，pause更偏重“短时间暂停（后继续进行某事）”的意思，比如：He talked for two hours without pausing for breath.（他说了两个小时的话，都没有停下来喘口气。）On …

World Health Organization experts set to arrive in China for coronavirus origin probe
3 years, 11 months ago

World Health Organization experts set to arrive in China for coronavirus origin probe

ABC  

Experts from the World Health Organization will soon arrive in China for a long-anticipated investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: Negotiations for the visit have been underway for some time The WHO director-general last expressed disappointment over delays Australia led calls for an investigation into the origin of COVID-19 The experts will arrive on Thursday and …

Coronavirus | China denies entry to WHO experts
4 years ago

Coronavirus | China denies entry to WHO experts

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation has said it was “very disappointed” that China had not allowed a team of international experts to go ahead with a visit to study the origins of COVID-19 that was planned for this week. “Today, we learned that Chinese officials have not yet finalised the necessary permissions for the team’s arrival in China,” he said in …

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 …

China clamps down on research into coronavirus origins
4 years ago

China clamps down on research into coronavirus origins

LA Times  

Huanan market vendor Jiang Dafa tends to his pigeons at home in Wuhan, China. The government is monitoring scientists’ findings and mandating that the publication of any research first be approved by a new task force managed by China’s Cabinet under direct orders from President Xi Jinping, according to internal documents obtained by the AP. China’s foreign ministry said in …

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 …

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 …

Wuhan finds coronavirus on imported frozen food
4 years, 1 month ago

Wuhan finds coronavirus on imported frozen food

Live Mint  

Wuhan, where the Coronavirus pandemic first broke out, reported three imported frozen food packaging samples tested positive for Covid 19, the city’s health commission said in a statement on Saturday. Hong Kong Finds New Coronavirus Cases of Unknown Origin Hong Kong reported 84 new local transmissions of the coronavirus, with more than half linked to a cluster involving dance studios. …

Coronavirus | How China is controlling COVID-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus | How China is controlling COVID-19

The Hindu  

That China has broadly returned to normalcy, with people coming back to work in June and July, students returning to schools and colleges in August, and a surge in domestic tourism during the October national holiday that almost matched pre-pandemic levels, has been greeted abroad with a mixture of scepticism and incredulity. That the outbreak began in Wuhan — and …

WHO says would be ’highly speculative’ to say Covid-19 did not emerge in China
4 years, 1 month ago

WHO says would be ’highly speculative’ to say Covid-19 did not emerge in China

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Friday it would be "highly speculative" for the WHO to say the coronavirus did not emerge in China, where it was first identified in a food market in December last year. China is pushing a narrative via state media that the virus existed abroad before it was discovered in the central …

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