China: Guangzhou Continues Importing Meat and Seafood

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Despite widespread news stories to the contrary, the city of Guangzhou – a major metropolis in South China – has not/not suspended imports of meat and seafood. The misinformation seems to have stemmed from an earlier notice a cold storage association in Guangzhou sent to its membership asking them to suspend meat and seafood imports from undefined COVID-affected areas.

China: Guangzhou Continues Importing Meat and Seafood

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