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A frozen import could have caused a coronavirus infection in Tianjin, north China, where a case of domestic infection was identified for the first time in months on Sunday, China Daily reported Monday, citing local authorities.
The infected one was a port shipper who participated in the unloading of a frozen pork product from Germany. The worker’s infection was tested after the product packaging was found to contain the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, so everyone who came into contact with the products was tested for the virus. People in contact with the worker are kept under medical supervision and the cold room used to store the merchandise is closed during disinfection. So far, 156 more people have been tested, and all virus tests are negative.
On Saturday, Tianjin authorities also showed the presence of the coronavirus on the packaging of a frozen fish product from India, but all people who came into contact with the products tested negative for the virus.
In China, the epidemic has been largely contained, but new epidemics do occur from time to time in various parts of the country. Frozen food products from abroad are suspected sources of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus reappearance in previous cases. In October, the cases in Qingdao, eastern China, were also related to imported frozen food. The second wave of epidemics in Beijing in June was probably also due to infections caused by viruses that stuck to the surface of such products. Due to incidents, imported frozen goods have recently undergone rigorous inspections upon receipt.
Featured image: MTI / AP / Mark Schiefelbein
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