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Originally published on December 16, 2020 10:22 am
China now reports few to none domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases only 12 cases were reported on Dec. 15.
But a flurry of recent cases has Chinese public health officials worried. They claim that the cases stemmed from workers who had contact with imported food and packages.
Beijing has now banned nearly 100 suppliers from 20 countries and at one point recommended travel restrictions in at least two cities where frozen food handlers contracted the coronavirus.
There s a problem with this theory. The cases directly contradict international health guidance, which says such transmission is highly unlikely. Emanuel Goldman, a microbiologist at Rutgers University s New Jersey Medical School, wrote in the Lancet this summer that the chance of transmission through inanimate surfaces is very small, adding that objects not in contact with an infected carrier for many hours
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Beijing has now banned nearly 100 suppliers from 20 countries and at one point recommended travel restrictions in at least two cities where frozen food handlers contracted the coronavirus.
There s a problem with this theory. The cases directly contradict international health guidance, which says such transmission is highly unlikely. Emanuel Goldman, a microbiologist at Rutgers University s New Jersey Medical School, wrote in the Lancet this summer that the chance of transmission through inanimate surfaces is very small, adding that objects not in contact with an infected carrier for many hours do not pose a measurable risk of transmission in non-hospital settings. Since then, Goldman told NPR that moreresearch has come out to corroborate his claim.
Blushing with health, doctor says thanks By Zhu Xingxin and Chen Liang | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-14 09:54 Share
Wuhan cardiologist whose face turned dark during COVID-19 treatment shows gratitude to medical workers Wang Chen (center) checks Yi Fan s condition in an intensive care unit at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan on March 25. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY
Yi Fan was one of more than 3,000 medical workers infected with the novel coronavirus in Hubei province during the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year.
A picture circulated online in April showing his face after it turned dark due to drugs used in his treatment drew widespread public attention.
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