'Beijing second corona wave rips through seafood market ‘just like Wuhan’'

05:47 Jun 11, 2022
'Thanks for watching my video.  If you like my videos, please subscribe to the channel to receive the latest videos  Videos can use content-based copyright law contains reasonable use Fair Use (https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/).  For any copyright, please send me a message. THE mutant strain of coronavirus which has rocked Beijing ripped through a food market just like it did in the outbreak city of Wuhan, a top expert has revealed.  The chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made the claim as he revealed details of the probe into the worrying second wave of infections.  ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates    Wu Zunyou said samples taken from the Xinfadi market in the Chinese capital revealed areas where seafood, beef and lamb were sold had more traces of the killer virus than in other sections.  The vast market - which is the size of 160 football pitches - has been identified as \"ground zero\" of the new outbreak and the first patient to be struck down bought fish there.  “The findings reminded us of the first outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan last year, which happened at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market,” Wu revealed.  The expert then pointed out the focus of the Wuhan investigation was the wild animal stalls, even though the seafood sellers were located right next to them.  “More seafood vendors were infected, followed by beef and lamb vendors,” he said of the Beijing market probe.  “The seafood vendors also showed symptoms earlier than others.”    It\'s suspected low temperatures and high humidity at the Xinfadi market were possibly contributing factors to the new strain thriving.  Samples taken from the Wuhan market in January showed the most severe signs were found in the section where wild animals and seafood were sold.  Wu said comparing the findings of the two investigations - in Wuhan and Beijing - provided a “direction to unravel the mystery”.  “Seafood involves water and frozen products – the low temperature and high humidity is suitable for the virus to survive,” he said.   “We need further analysis on why these stalls have become a centre of transmission.”  The Wuhan market hit the headlines earlier this year when it was linked to the original outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.    At the centre of the alert was the Huanan Seafood Market - although it\'s still not known if that is where the outbreak actually started.  The bizarre site was home to traders selling a menagerie of animals including crocodiles, bats, rats and snakes destined for the dinner table.  Earlier today China released scientific ‘proof’ the mutant virus strain in Beijing came from Europe.  The claim comes as it released genome sequencing data for the new coronavirus responsible for the worrying new outbreak in the capital city.  And they were quick to point the virus\'s DNA proved the second wave had originated from outside their borders.  \"According to preliminary genomic and epidemiolo' 

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