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The coronavirus cold-chain food thing is really gaining traction in China, but also in foreign media, and we're seeing a lot of pushback from exporting countries.

On China's side is 4 random outbreaks that all originated with workers handling imported seafood (Beijing, Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin). Plus the fact the virus can obviously survive long periods in -18C conditions

But we haven't seen any other country confirm this. Certainly by now Singapore, SK, or New Zealand would at least be doing some testing of containers? Or is it just because China is such a big importer?

And while I think this is a clear risk, China is not doing itself any favors with the Global Times trying to suggest the Wuhan outbreak might have originated from imported cold chain products. It puts a political taint on all the legitimate scientific work China is doing in this area.

Nov 20, 2020
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