Health authorities in China’s Qingdao city have found coronavirus contamination on some packages stored by a seafood importer, Reuters reported on Friday. The discovery was made after two of the importer’s handlers tested positive for the contagion.
The Qingdao Municipal Health Commission said in a statement that the discovery was made on Thursday, though none of the 147 contacts of the two infected employees tested positive. The importer’s products and facilities generated 51 positive test results, but no contaminated products entered the Chinese market, the commission added.
Chinese customs officials have threatened a week’s suspension of imports from companies whose frozen food products test positive for the virus. The suspension will be extended to four weeks for third-time offenders.
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