In the Chinese city of Wuhan, 3 imported frozen food packaging samples have tested positive for COVID-19.
Coronavirus
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
‘COVID-19 in Frozen Food: The municipal health commission said on Saturday that two samples were taken from frozen beef from Brazil in a refrigerated warehouse and the other one from frozen basa fish from Vietnam in another warehouse’
So far, all results showed negative. The shipments of frozen food from which the tainted samples were taken had not been released to the market.
China has increased efforts to block Covid-19 transmission through imported foods.
Frozen Food Can be a Source of COVID-19 Infection
Food may not be a primary mode of transmission of COVID-19 infection, but the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive the time and temperatures associated with transportation and storage of contaminated food. people handling such contaminated food can become potential vectors of the disease.
Food may not be a primary mode of transmission of COVID-19 infection, but the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive the time and temperatures associated with transportation and storage of contaminated food. people handling such contaminated food can become potential vectors of the disease.
The State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against Covid-19 has also unveiled a plan to realize full-chain, closed-loop, traceable management of imported cold-chain foods.
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