Since the epidemic, China has relied on mass testing, extensive quarantines and sudden shutdowns to stem any resurgence of the coronavirus. But the highly contagious variant of Omicron has challenged China’s tougher measures to combat Covid.
Since June, she said, “illegal trade and illegal contact” between fishermen in Fujian Province and overseas ships has led to the spread of COVID-19 in China, “causing great social harm.”
Xiamen reported 10 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total in the latest outbreak to 65. The port city has conducted three rounds of mass testing for its 5 million residents, starting on Wednesday.
Jin Dongian, a professor at the University of Hong Kong’s School of Biomedical Sciences, told CNN that the policy was a “waste of resources.”
“They should focus on people rather than fish,” he said.
According to Jane, the catch test was “completely useless” because the chances of the fish testing positive and spreading the virus to humans were “very low”.
“It is possible for these fishermen to be infected 100 or 1,000 times by other fishermen. There is no evidence that fish can transmit the virus,” he said.
Chinese officials previously blamed the country’s Covid-19 outbreak on a variety of imports, including frozen seafood, suggesting that people may be sick after handling contaminated packages.
CNN’s Beijing office contributed to this report.
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