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| Chinese authorities find Covid-19 cluster at major chicken processing plant in Harbin as Beijing introduces new curbs | Chinese authorities find Covid-19 cluster at major chicken processing plant in Harbin as Beijing introduces new curbs |
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| A new cluster of Covid-19 has been detected in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, with authorities registering 10 symptomatic Covid-19 cases and 31 asymptomatic infections. | A new cluster of Covid-19 has been detected in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, with authorities registering 10 symptomatic Covid-19 cases and 31 asymptomatic infections. |
| On Friday, authorities in China said that they had identified a new cluster of Covid-19 related to a local meat-processing company run by Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand, in Harbin, China. | On Friday, authorities in China said that they had identified a new cluster of Covid-19 related to a local meat-processing company run by Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand, in Harbin, China. |
| Official said that 10 symptomatic Covid-19 cases and 31 asymptomatic infections were detected during mass-scale coronavirus testing. Authorities stated that emergency measures had been taken to control the outbreak, adding that tests were also being carried out on product samples. | Official said that 10 symptomatic Covid-19 cases and 31 asymptomatic infections were detected during mass-scale coronavirus testing. Authorities stated that emergency measures had been taken to control the outbreak, adding that tests were also being carried out on product samples. |
| Samples taken from inside the slaughterhouse, a cold storage area and the outside of product packaging area, including a corridor, returned positive results for the virus. A total of 1,650 samples from the company’s food factory were collected as of Thursday. | Samples taken from inside the slaughterhouse, a cold storage area and the outside of product packaging area, including a corridor, returned positive results for the virus. A total of 1,650 samples from the company’s food factory were collected as of Thursday. |
| Local authorities say they have removed all the company’s products from sale. However, none of the 43,712 samples of the firm’s products have returned a positive result. | Local authorities say they have removed all the company’s products from sale. However, none of the 43,712 samples of the firm’s products have returned a positive result. |
| News of the outbreak has been trending on the social media platform Weibo, with some users urging others not to eat products produced by the Thai conglomerate. | News of the outbreak has been trending on the social media platform Weibo, with some users urging others not to eat products produced by the Thai conglomerate. |
| Meatpacking workers in Europe, the US, and Brazil were also hard hit by the virus in 2020, with thousands of workers infected with Covid-19. | Meatpacking workers in Europe, the US, and Brazil were also hard hit by the virus in 2020, with thousands of workers infected with Covid-19. |
| Covid has re-emerged in China in recent weeks, with some authorities adopting new curbs despite a dearth of cases in the area. Beijing has also encouraged people not to travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, a period when millions of urban dwellers typically return to their villages to celebrate. | Covid has re-emerged in China in recent weeks, with some authorities adopting new curbs despite a dearth of cases in the area. Beijing has also encouraged people not to travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, a period when millions of urban dwellers typically return to their villages to celebrate. |
| On Friday, China’s most populous city, Shanghai, reported six new Covid-19 cases, the first outbreak since November, prompting two hospitals to go into lockdown after they were linked to the new infections. | On Friday, China’s most populous city, Shanghai, reported six new Covid-19 cases, the first outbreak since November, prompting two hospitals to go into lockdown after they were linked to the new infections. |
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