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China finds heavy coronavirus traces in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market
www.reuters.com ^ | June 18, 2020 / 6:57 AM / Updated 3 hours ago | Staff

Posted on 06/18/2020 8:14:49 AM PDT by Red Badger

BEIJING (Reuters) - 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 linked to the massive Xinfadi food center, which houses warehouses and trading halls in an area the size of nearly 160 soccer pitches.

The latest outbreak infected more than 100 people and raised fears of wider contagion in China.

Among the patients who work at the Xinfadi market, most serve at seafood and aquatic product stalls, followed by the beef and mutton section, and patients from the seafood market showed symptoms earlier than others, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a daily briefing on Thursday.

Low temperatures favorable to viral survival as well as high humidity might be possible explanations for why seafood markets could be a source of outbreaks based on a preliminary assessment, Wu said, cautioning that further investigation was necessary.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: china; chinachinavirus; kungflu; seafoodmarket; unimportantvirus
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1 posted on 06/18/2020 8:14:49 AM PDT by Red Badger
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Because when meat rots it creates flies.

Good lord what’s happened to science in this world.

The meat handlers are obviously infected and not washing their hands.


2 posted on 06/18/2020 8:18:04 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: Skywise

.... or practicing ‘social distancing’........................


3 posted on 06/18/2020 8:20:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (Always trust God............but wash your hands......................)
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To: Red Badger

Damn...It’s SpongeBob’s fault!


4 posted on 06/18/2020 8:22:23 AM PDT by House Atreides (It is not a HOAX but it IS CERTAINLY A PRETEXT.)
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To: Red Badger

And we trust China’s word why?


5 posted on 06/18/2020 8:22:58 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: Skywise
Because when meat rots it creates flies. Good lord what’s happened to science in this world.

It's been totally politicized in order to sell myths on behalf of the global elites.


6 posted on 06/18/2020 8:23:36 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Red Badger
Batfish -


7 posted on 06/18/2020 8:23:40 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: House Atreides

Moist and fishy spreads the coronavirus.

Time to ask Anthony Fauci about Tinder again.


8 posted on 06/18/2020 8:24:25 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Red Badger
Wait. Dementia Joe said coronavirus was caused by global warming.

What a conundrum. Which pathological liar do we believe.

9 posted on 06/18/2020 8:26:22 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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massive Xinfadi food center, which houses warehouses and trading halls

Just like all the food packing plants, close proximity, cold and food all in common.

10 posted on 06/18/2020 8:27:05 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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Red Lipped Batfish -


11 posted on 06/18/2020 8:27:30 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Red Badger

Horsehockey!


12 posted on 06/18/2020 8:29:30 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Libloather
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Batfish_(SS-310)
13 posted on 06/18/2020 8:30:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Always trust God............but wash your hands......................)
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Probably found that, too!................


14 posted on 06/18/2020 8:31:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Always trust God............but wash your hands......................)
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If they put masks on the fishes this wouldn’t happen. Dumbasses!


15 posted on 06/18/2020 8:33:59 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Red Badger

Oh Noes! We better shutdown America again!

Coronavirus...the scam that keeps on giving!


16 posted on 06/18/2020 8:35:04 AM PDT by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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To: Red Badger

Now they’re claiming it comes from salmon.

It’s a respiratory disease, lungs. Salmon don’t have lungs.

A lib friend of me said yesterday that it’s a blood disease. I asked him if that’s true, why should we wear masks.

I’ll let you know when he responds.


17 posted on 06/18/2020 9:04:43 AM PDT by Dana1960
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To: Libloather

That fish is done up real purty.


18 posted on 06/18/2020 9:06:39 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Red Badger
In my time on this earth, I have learned a few things...

1. Never trust the mainstream media

2. Never trust communists, leftists, progressives, fake conservatives

3. Never trust the American deep state

4. Never trust corporate America

5. Never trust Acadamia

6. Trust in God for everything Including health, finances, etc.
19 posted on 06/18/2020 9:11:24 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Red Badger

Who in their right mind would ever want to go to China?


20 posted on 06/18/2020 9:16:56 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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