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Seafood industry moves to quash rumors of Beijing’s COVID-19 spike being linked to salmon

June 17, 2020 — China has halted shipments of salmon from Europe after it was incorrectly linked to a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing.

Shipments were frozen after the virus was discovered on fish chopping boards in Beijing’s Xinfadi seafood market, the epicenter of a new cluster of COVID-19 infections.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

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