COVID-19 UPDATE

31 July 2020

You are receiving the COVID-19 Update as you have subscribed to the STAG mailing list. This update is produced for Australian seafood exporters, containing important updates and informal translations of news from Asian and foreign media. Any information provided as part of this service is general in nature. Before acting on any information provided, you should consider its appropriateness to your circumstances and business objectives.

COVID second wave outbreaks in key markets

The STAG is undertaking daily media monitoring of foreign media on the potential impact COVID second wave infections may have on Australian seafood exporter key markets.

Below are a series of foreign media articles about the latest news from Hong Kong, China and Japan.

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Hong Kong

1. Hong Kong's epidemic prevention: Putting testing first

http://news.wenweipo.com/2020/07/31/IN2007310002.htm

2. Day time dining service is not allowed from today as new policy implemented from HK government (no more two people on one table)

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2020/07/31/HK2007310033.htm

3. Hong Kong back in virtual lockdown is likely to have an effect of demand

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1196074.shtml

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1196088.shtml

4. Hong Kong cases increased by 100 every day last week, the origin might be from one individual case

https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20200728A0UTP900?uid=&chlid=news_news_top&jumpType=0&qimei=2197de488e117397&devid=0c59652159964372&shareto=&from=timeline&openid=o04IBAOrT_pX_2FDdQedlvHCygRU&key=&version=27001135&devicetype=android-29&wuid=oDdoCt1jVQ40_mhH4_94YdV0dVEs&sharer=o04IBAOrT_pX_2FDdQedlvHCygRU

5. A top expert in COVID-19 confirms Hong Kong has had serious community spread and the best method to reduce this is to offer free tests for all residents

http://weibointl.api.weibo.com/share/162789218.html?weibo_id=4532167495915194

6. It is predicted that 300 HK restaurants will end their business within a week

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2020/07/30/HK2007300013.htm

China

1. Digital payment will be no barrier in Macau and Guangdong

http://news.wenweipo.com/2020/07/30/IN2007300116.htm

2. Dalian will not have COVID spread because of frozen seafood (based on tests and results)

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UhmjgGZjhgwkqtbm5UbnNg

3. Eight Dalian seafood company staff have been confirmed infected, the rest of the company’s staff will be tested every three days.

http://weibointl.api.weibo.com/share/162219813.html?weibo_id=4531251959038601

Japan

1. Japan’s new COVID-19 daily cases grew by more than 1000 this week

http://weibointl.api.weibo.com/share/162818123.html?weibo_id=4532337654111948

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/29/national/japan-coronavirus-cases-wednesday/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=206&pnespid=fYQ5xRqiKikAD3ZLwuOlcHFyPy2xUGpZNAL6

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