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China’s Now Testing Live Fish in Its Bid to Stop Covid Spreading
- Fishers and their catch subject to tests in district of Xiamen
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Even the fish in the sea are getting caught up in China’s attempts to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Authorities in the coastal city of Xiamen, in southeastern Fujian province, are testing not only fishers for the virus on a daily basis but also their catch. The practice has stirred debate and invited ridicule on social media, and comes amid a worsening outbreak on the island of Hainan further to the south, which the government has said may have originated at a fishmonger’s shop.