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Beijing’s outbreak is changing.
In the past two days, there have been 7 consecutive cases of new coronary pneumonia in Beijing, and these cases have a history of agricultural product wholesale market activity in the new place.
Beijing CDC conducted a nucleic acid test on 1940 employees in this market, 45 of whom had a positive pharyngeal swab. In addition, one case was also found in a farmers’ market in Haidian. 46 people have no clinical symptoms and are under close observation.
As soon as the news came out, the epidemic prevention alarm sounded again. Some new cases are located in Yuetan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, and the risk level of the epidemic has been upgraded to a medium-risk area. Xicheng District also sent a message to residents, asking those who have been to the new market to contact the community.
Many people also looked at the salmon. Zhang Yuxi, chairman of Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market, said in an interview with the media: During the random inspection of relevant departments, the new crown virus was detected from the cutting board of the salmon. The source of the product came from Beijing-Shenzhen Seafood Market.
Consumers refused to eat salmon, and salmon merchants suffered heavy losses. So, will salmon carry the new coronavirus? Can salmon still be eaten?
Salmon merchants cry
As soon as the virus was detected in the salmon board, Beijing’s major supermarkets Wumart, Carrefour, etc. removed all salmon overnight.
Affected shops are also affected. At present, many Japanese restaurants in Beijing have received a large number of customer cancellations. Japanese brands such as Edo Mae Sushi, He Cai Fangxi, Tokugawa, and Qiu Ying have urgently removed salmon and salmon related products.
A Japanese material store in Hangzhou told the world’s online business that it received a notice from the company this morning that it would not provide salmon in the near future and other raw food products would be provided normally. Hangzhou Sam’s Club also stated that it has removed chilled salmon products from stores nationwide.
There is even a piece of news on the Internet: Japanese material stores that originally sold domestic rainbow trout as imported salmon now stand up to admit that they had previously published false information.
This is just a paragraph, but it reflects a reality: everyone talks about salmon discoloration, especially imported salmon discoloration. A number of consumers told reporters that “no salmon will be eaten in the near future.”
Ms. Shi, a person in charge of a salmon supplier, thinks: “Salmon is backed!”
Ms. Shi said that the chairman of the Xinfadi wholesale market was exaggerated and exaggerated, and now the entire salmon industry is more panic. Her company has received a lot of unsubscriptions, and some salmon are also urgently cooked, but many consumers are still reluctant to try.
She said that there may be a lot of salmon stocks to be destroyed in the future, and the loss will be hundreds of thousands. “It’s still clear, and the combined impact is inestimable.”
“Salmon breathes by gills, and has no lungs. How can it be infected with the new crown virus?” Ms. Shi hopes everyone can be more sensible. “After the last incident in the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan, the seafood industry was already very difficult. “
“Salmon is innocent”
Many experts believe that salmon itself is unlikely to be infected with the new coronavirus, and everyone does not have to overreact.
The Health News, which is in charge of the National Health and Health Commission, interviewed Lu Hongzhou, secretary of the Party Committee of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. Lu Hongzhou believes that, according to the current official information, the new coronavirus was only detected in the market environment such as chopping boards for processed foods, and it did not mention that the virus was detected in salmon. Therefore, the public need not panic. “More attention should be paid to the chopping board, which is the focus of attention and the key to traceability.”
Gao Xiaojun, a spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Health CommissionAccording to the report, of the 40 environmentally positive samples found in the Xinfadi market, some were from salmon chopping boards and some were not.
In Lu Hongzhou’s opinion, salmon is not a susceptible host for coronavirus and is unlikely to be a source of infection. Dr. Kai Kai, deputy director of Kexin Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center, also told the world’s online business that the current known host of coronaviruses is mammals, and the possibility of salmonella infection with coronaviruses is almost zero.
Professor Jin Dongyan, a virology expert from the University of Hong Kong, also accepted in an interview with China News Weekly that seafood is unlikely to be a source of infection, fish is a low-level organism, and fish virus infection has almost never happened to people. . And there is no evidence that the virus can replicate in fish, which means that salmon itself is very unlikely to be a viral vector.
Dr. Zhong Kai said that salmon “carrying” coronavirus and bat “carrying” coronavirus are two different things. If salmon “carries” coronavirus, it is actually contaminated and contaminated, unlike bat “carrying” to mean “symbiotic host”. “Specifically, whether it is contaminated salmon or contaminated foam boxes or crushed ice inside, it is still difficult to confirm. But it can be speculated that there may be infected people among the people involved in fishing, processing, transportation, sales and other processes.”
Salmon is unlikely to be infected with new coronavirus, so can salmon still be eaten now? Public information shows that China imports about 80,000 tons of chilled and frozen salmon each year. Chile, Norway, Australia and other places are the main sources of salmon imports. The import volume has been increasing in recent years.
Dr. Zhong Kai said that at present, the new coronavirus is still mainly spread by contact. If it is cooked food, there will be no problem; if the risk of raw food is greater, it increases the chance of the virus contacting the mucosa. Therefore, to be safe, it is recommended not to eat salmon raw.
“For ordinary consumers, the main emphasis is on buying masks when going out, washing hands at home, and washing hands before and after making food. Try not to touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with dirty hands. Be alert and don’t be horrid.”