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 for novel coronavirus. The city traced and tested all the places related to the batch of the imported virus contaminated pork including markets and restaurants and from all related places, as well as people who were potentially exposed to the virus in transportation, loading and unloading, unwrapping and processing on Thursday and Friday. By the midnight of Saturday, Yantai had tested 8,409 samples, of which 1,344 were from people and the other from related products, packages and environment, and all the results showed negative.

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Yantai begins mass COVID-19 testing campaign
3 years, 5 months ago

Yantai begins mass COVID-19 testing campaign

China Daily  

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Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China
4 years ago

Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China

India TV News  

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

In Shandong, cold-chain worker found with virus

China Daily  

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

Wuhan finds coronavirus on imported frozen food

Live Mint  

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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  

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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  

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Source of Qingdao outbreak identified
4 years, 2 months ago

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China Daily  

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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  

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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  

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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  

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4 years, 4 months ago

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

Live Mint  

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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  

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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  

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Shandong city to conduct nucleic acid tests on arrivals
4 years, 10 months ago

Shandong city to conduct nucleic acid tests on arrivals

China Daily  

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