BC’s Wild Seafood Exports Caught in Beijing’s COVID-19 Panic

BC’s Wild Seafood Exports Caught in Beijing’s COVID-19 Panic
A worker is seen in the seafood section of a supermarket in Beijing, China, on June 17, 2020. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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A false alarm linking salmon and COVID-19 in China is creating a serious ripple effect for B.C.’s seafood industry.

On June 14, state-run newspapers in China reported an unconfirmed hypothesis that a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing’s Xinfadi market could be traced to a cutting board used for imported salmon.