China-Singapore Jingwei client, June 16 (Dong Xiangyi) In the past five days, new cases have occurred in Beijing. The new market has detected new coronavirus from the imported salmon board, which has aroused public concern about the spread of the virus. According to incomplete statistics from Sino-Singapore Jingwei client, at least 14 places including Beijing, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Wuhan, Shijiazhuang, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Zhuhai, Fuzhou, Wenzhou, Kunming, and Nanning have announced the emergency removal of salmon products. Strengthen the supervision and inspection of meat, fresh, aquatic products and frozen food in many places.

  Since June 11, Beijing has continuously added new confirmed cases of coronary heart disease in just a few days. According to data released by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, a total of 79 confirmed patients were reported from June 11 to June 14 at 24:00. Beijing Municipal Government spokesman Xu Hejian said on the 15th that there has recently been a cluster epidemic outbreak in the new wholesale market in Beijing, and the risk of the epidemic spreading is very high.

  On June 12, Zhang Yuxi, chairman of the Beijing Xinfadi wholesale market, said that the relevant department detected the new coronavirus from the cutting board of imported salmon cut from the market during the random inspection. Overnight, salmon in Beijing's major supermarkets were taken off the shelves urgently. Along with it, the public has heatedly debated: Will salmon spread the new coronavirus? Can you rest assured to eat salmon in the future?

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Emergency salmon off the ground

  Beijing: On June 13th, Beijing’s major supermarkets, supermarkets, Wumart, and Carrefour all removed all salmon overnight, and some markets have stopped supplying seafood products.

  Shanxi: According to a report by Chinanews.com on the 14th, all the fresh salmon sold in the Wulongkou Seafood Wholesale Market, the largest seafood wholesale market in Shanxi Province, has been removed from the shelves. The previous salmon sales have been subject to random inspection.

  Jiangxi: According to a report from CCTV, from 23:00 on June 13th, various markets in Jiangxi province will immediately suspend sales, processing and consumption of imported salmon and other seafood and imported beef and mutton. All related products will be sealed on the spot and new coronary pneumonia will be carried out. Viral nucleic acid detection. Some imported salmon and beef and mutton sales points familiar to consumers have removed the above products.

  Hunan: According to the Sanxiang Metropolis Daily, Changsha Tianhong Supermarket, BBK, and Wal-Mart have all removed chilled salmon products, and Hema Xiansheng Huachuang Store chilled salmon is being sold at 50% off. Ole supermarket, Wal-Mart Fuyuan West Road shop, Bufeng Lianhua Fuxing shop, etc. have not seen chilled salmon products, only the backgammon Wangfu store also has frozen salmon sashimi, salmon steak can be sold.

  Wuhan: According to the Chutian Metropolis Daily, visiting the major farmers’ markets in Wuhan on the 14th found that salmon has basically disappeared from the market, and salmon sashimi in many Japanese restaurants in Jiangcheng has also been left out. At present, salmon in all large-scale markets in Wuhan has basically been removed from the market and not sold.

  Shijiazhuang: According to a report on the 15th by Great Wall.com, relevant staff from the aquatic zone of Shijiazhuang Beiguo Supermarket Beiguodian told reporters that all the fresh salmon sold has been removed from the shelves. Many large supermarkets in Shijiazhuang, including Carrefour supermarket, Yonghui supermarket and Ole' boutique supermarket, have not seen any salmon products for sale. Jinbi Youyu has stopped selling fresh salmon in the aquatic area of ​​Shuixiancheng.

  Hangzhou: According to Zhejiang Voice News, the Hangzhou Market Supervision Bureau quickly launched an investigation on the sales of salmon in large supermarkets on the 13th. Large commercial supermarkets such as Century Lianhua, Wumart, Wal-Mart, Yonghui and Sam have taken the initiative to remove them.

  Chengdu: According to a report by the Sichuan Daily on the 13th, the wholesale market of Chengdu Agricultural Products Center has completely removed salmon products. The specific resale time is to be determined. The relevant person in charge of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce revealed that he has noticed relevant information and is currently collecting relevant information in a comprehensive manner. In the later period, according to the need, the supermarket will be promptly reminded to make relevant warnings and preparations.

  Nanjing: According to the Hyundai Express report on the 13th, all the large-scale supermarket chains in Nanjing have already removed chilled salmon products, but seafood buffet restaurants and takeaways are still in normal supply. However, chilled salmon is still available immediately after opening the takeaway and catering platform.

  Zhuhai: According to Nanfang+, as of June 14, the market supervision department of Zhuhai City had inspected 530 markets such as farmers’ markets, large supermarkets, and frozen warehouses, collecting 560 samples of salmon, frozen meat, cutting boards, knives, and employees’ new crown virus nucleic acid samples. At present, all supermarkets in Zhuhai have removed or returned the salmon they have operated to their suppliers.

  Fuzhou: According to Fuzhou News Net reported on the 15th, all shopping malls, supermarkets and restaurants in Fuzhou have urgently removed salmon and related products. However, on the national platform, some merchants are still selling salmon products. The merchant said that the source of the product is overseas direct purchase, and is currently waiting for the relevant department's notice to decide the next step.

  Wenzhou: According to reports from Wenzhou.com, from June 13th, the Wenzhou Municipal Market Supervision Bureau deployed urgently to organize the entire system to quickly launch a special inspection of imported salmon and other key foods. The operator has taken the initiative to remove all salmon from the store.

  Kunming: According to a report by the Metropolitan Times on the 15th, at present, major supermarkets such as Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Parkson, Metro and other major supermarkets in Kunming have completed the investigation of imported salmon and other chilled products and have been removed from the shelves.

  Nanning: According to the Nanguo Morning Post, a visit to the local market in Nanning on June 14 found that the sales of salmon products in the major seafood markets and Japanese food stores were basically normal, but some supermarkets and hotels have removed salmon products.

  In addition, some regions have advocated stopping the sale of salmon products. The Jilin Provincial Hotel Restaurant and Culinary Association and the Jilin Provincial Food Culture Research Association issued an article on the 15th, suggesting and advocating the suspension of sales of salmon and salmon-related products; The method will not be dealt with until the official authoritative investigation result is clear.

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Will it be infected with new coronavirus?

  Expert: Can't be sure that salmon is the source of the virus

  Where did the source of infection come from in this Beijing epidemic? Some experts clearly pointed out that there is no direct evidence to confirm that the new coronavirus is from salmon.

  Wu Zunyou, chief expert in epidemiology at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the 15th that from the point of view of the virus's structure, the virus is not like the strain of the case that appeared in Beijing two months ago, but more like Europe. However, the European strain does not mean that the virus must come from a European country. There is further information to be collected to help judge.

  Wu Zunyou pointed out that environmental sampling work is still ongoing, and comprehensive environmental testing results are needed to explain the problem. A positive virus on a salmon chopping board does not indicate too many problems. It may be contaminated. For example, market personnel or customers who have been infected with the virus speak in front of the chopping board, and droplets will spray out, which may cause pollution of the chopping board. So just finding positive on the chopping board cannot explain any problem, and it is not certain that salmon is the source of the virus.

  According to China News Weekly, Jin Dongyan, a virology expert and medical professor at the University of Hong Kong, said that there is no evidence that the new coronavirus can replicate in fish, which means that the possibility of salmon itself as a viral vector is very small. Moreover, as a low-level organism, fish viruses have rarely been transmitted to humans.

  Zhuo Jiatong, the chief physician of the Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, believes that there are still doubts about the route of virus transmission. There are two possibilities: one from things and one from people. The virus on the chopping board may come from fish, it may also come from the user, or someone passing by to talk to the owner of the chopping board.

Can you rest assured to eat salmon?

  What needs to be clear is that "the virus is detected from the salmon cutting board" and "infected by eating salmon" are two different things.

  Zeng Guang, the former chief researcher of epidemiology at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview with the People’s Daily that compared to beef and mutton, they need to be cooked before they can be eaten. The salmon itself is special and often eaten raw. I don’t know the source of the virus for the time being. I don’t know whether it’s “people infected with salmon, or salmon infected with the virus first.” “Until these problems are unclear, I suggest you don’t eat salmon raw and wait for the test results.”

  Screenshot of video interviewed by Zeng Guang

  According to the Economic Daily, Zhong Kai, member of the Standing Committee of the Health Communication Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association and the director of the Kexin Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center, believes that the probability of individuals contracting new coronavirus through raw salmon is extremely low, but it is recommended that you do not eat raw salmon and For other imported fresh food, wait for the official investigation results to be clear before making a decision.

  Zhong Kai said that for ordinary consumers, it is still emphasized that they must wear masks when going out to buy, wash their hands at home, and wash their hands before and after making food. Try not to touch their eyes, nose, and mouth with dirty hands. If the salmon is cooked, there will be no problem, it is recommended not to eat raw salmon and other imported fresh. (Sino-Singapore Jingwei APP)

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