Source of Latest Virus Outbreak in Beijing Remains a Mystery as Authorities Scramble to Contain Spread

Source of Latest Virus Outbreak in Beijing Remains a Mystery as Authorities Scramble to Contain Spread
A medical worker takes a swab sample at a test station in Beijing on July 6, 2020. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
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The Chinese regime has backtracked from its initial theory that the recent CCP virus resurgence in Beijing was caused by contaminated imported salmon.
Wu Zunyou, a chief epidemic disease specialist at China’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told state-run newspaper Beijing News on July 6 that his team researched this second-wave outbreak in Beijing and concluded that the virus entered the local Xinfadi market in the middle of May. The Xinfadi market, a sprawling complex of warehouses and trading halls spanning an area the size of nearly 160 soccer pitches.
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Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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