Norwegian salmon was not source of coronavirus at Beijing food market, says Norway minister

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17/06/2020 13:32

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    OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) - Chinese and Norwegian authorities
have concluded that Norwegian salmon was likely not the source
of the novel coronavirus that was found at cutting boards in a
Beijing food market, the Norwegian fisheries and seafood
minister said on Wednesday.  
    Following a meeting between Chinese and Norwegian officials
on Tuesday,  both countries have concluded that the source of
the outbreak did not originate with fish from the Nordic
country, Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen said.
    "We can clear away uncertainty and the halt in salmon export
to China," he told a video conference including journalists.
    The resurgence of COVID-19 in the Chinese capital over the
past six days has upended daily life for many, with some fearing
the entire city is headed for a lockdown as the number of new
cases mounts. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2DU08O

 (Reporting by Victoria Klesty, writing by Gwladys Fouche,
editing by Terje Solsvik)
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