Coronavirus traces found in seafood and meat near Beijing wet market

Heavy traces of coronavirus have been found in meat and seafood sections in China's Beijing market. The latest outbreak of coronavirus in China has emerged in Beijing which is reporting over 20 new cases of the infectious disease. Symptoms of virus shown by people traced in the seafood market were earlier before those who showed symptoms in Xinfadi Food Centre dealing in seafood, aquatic product stalls, and mutton section.

Explaining the reason behind the survival of the virus, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wu Zunyou said that low temperature and high humidity may be the cause for virus outbreak in seafood markets, but an investigation is underway. The latest outbreak infected more than 100 people and raised fears of wider contagion in China. 

China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers this week amid fears they may be linked to the recent outbreak in Beijing. Health officials have also warned against eating raw salmon after the virus was discovered on chopping boards used for imported salmon, although the origin of the outbreak is not known. Low standards of hygiene in wholesale food markets and vulnerabilities in its food supply chain need to be urgently addressed, a leading body of the ruling Communist Party said this week.