COVID-19 RECOVERY UPDATE

18th June 2020

You are receiving the COVID-19 Recovery 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-19 impacts continue to grow in Beijing

The COVID-19 flare-up in Beijing continues to evolve with a number of actions taken by the Chinese Government over the last 48 hours since our last STAG update.  Below are a series of Chinese media articles about the latest news from Beijing (reported to the STAG as of this morning). 

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1. Beijing temporarily suspends wedding lunches and dinners

http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/06-18/9215355.shtml

2. The catering industry becomes difficult again

http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2020/06-18/9215277.shtml

3. 400,000 tested for COVID-19 already, with group events suspended

http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/06-18/9215317.shtml

http://weibointl.api.weibo.com/share/153962790.html?weibo_id=4516843295355434

4. Market inspections continue. 27 illegal stores have been closed

http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/06-18/9215352.shtml

5. Official announcement has been made about "innocent salmon"

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PPdIud4Hlx52gmv4JiMDHQ

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