China says imports are causing outbreaks of covid-19
Alleged vectors include everything from pork knuckles to clothing
IT STARTED WITH Norwegian salmon. Chinese officials blamed the frozen fish for a surge of covid-19 cases in Beijing in 2020. Later they claimed to have found the virus on crabs from Chile and shrimp from Ecuador. A smorgasbord of other delicacies, from pork knuckles to bananas, have also been labelled as hosts by China. So have South Korean clothing and packages arriving from abroad.
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “The blame game”
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