Eating habits change in China amid latest outbreak

The latest Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing has led to some swift changes in Chinese eating habits.

So far, 249 people in the capital have tested positive since an individual tested positive on 11 June.

State media believe that the virus was first detected on chopping boards used for imported salmon, and so media are highlighting that there has become widespread nervousness around eating seafood.

Popular website The Paper today interviews wholesalers who import seafood to China, who talk of the drastic fall in sales, with supermarkets and restaurants suddenly removing salmon from their shelves.

Medical specialists are also suddenly seeking to reassure the public that they will not catch Covid-19 from eating crisps after eight workers at a Beijing-based PepsiCo factory, which produces Lays crisps, tested positive over the weekend.

Medical specialist Feng Zijian says that the virus survival time is “very short” on dry food at room temperature

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Source: bbc.com