COVID-19 RECOVERY UPDATE

19th 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.

Updates from Beijing on the recent COVID-19 outbreak

Since the COVID-19 update published by the STAG yesterday, a number of media articles have been published providing further insights as to the results of COVID testing and actions being taken by the Chinese Government. Below are a series of Chinese media articles about the latest news from Beijing on the matter (reported to the STAG as of this morning). 

Note: If articles are opened in Chrome, they can be automatically translated

1. Why COVID-19 occured again in a seafood market (a wet and chilled environment).

http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/06-19/9216358.shtml

2.  What was found in Xinfadi market after the positive cases? How might COVID spread? An expert answers questions after their experiment.

http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/06-19/9216439.shtml

3.   A deep cleaning guide to Beijing’s market

http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/06-19/9216399.shtml

4.  Further impacts on the seafood industry. Basa fish and its factory also under operational pressure.

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/m3fRjUS_XNSMtm-EfztKEg

5.  Salmon industry under pressure, which puts the whole seafood industry under pressure. Seafood is pure and clean, no panic is necessary.

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/j3zz0c7KgrCRvGPmueNspg

6.  Good news! All tests conducted with seafood by GACC is negative!

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NP9buwXxFUkGwaBnJuzdVg

7.  Beijing's outbreak controlled

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202006/19/WS5eebf508a3108348172540c8.html

8. No proof COVID can spread through food

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202006/18/WS5eeb2e25a310834817254012.html

New IFAM flights to Dubai from Brisbane and Sydney

The International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) is supporting new flights from Brisbane and Sydney to Dubai with Emirates.

These flights will operate for six weeks, with Brisbane–Dubai flights departing Saturdays (from 20 June) and Sydney–Dubai flights departing Sundays (from 21 June).

The IFAM is currently supporting the following flights:

• Sydney to Tokyo (Haneda) one way
• Sydney to Tokyo (Narita) return
• Sydney to Dubai one way –  NEW
• Brisbane to Los Angeles return
• Brisbane to Singapore return
• Brisbane to Tokyo (Narita) return
• Brisbane to Auckland return
• Brisbane to Cairns to Hong Kong return
• Brisbane to Dubai one way –  NEW
• Melbourne to Tokyo (Narita) return
• Melbourne to Singapore return
• Melbourne to Hong Kong return
• Melbourne to Abu Dhabi one way
• Melbourne to Auckland return
• Adelaide to Singapore one way
• Adelaide to Hong Kong one way
• Toowoomba to Hong Kong one way
• Toowoomba to Singapore one way

Domestic links to connect with international IFAM freight flights: 

• Hobart to Sydney one way
• Darwin to Brisbane one way

Visit the IFAM webpage for the latest flight information and schedules.

STAG Bulletins are available at http://www.seafoodtradeadvisory.com

STAG COVID-19 UPDATES are a resource for Australian seafood exporters.The Seafood Trade Advisory Group receives funds from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.  The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation plans, invests in and manages fisheries research and development throughout Australia. It is a statutory authority within the portfolio of the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, jointly funded by the Australian Government and the fishing industry.