Seafood in focus as Beijing grapples with new cases

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China on Friday reported 32 new coronavirus cases, most of which were detected in the capital Beijing.

The country’s National Health Commission said in a statement that 25 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Beijing, while four of the new cases were imported. Officials said no deaths were reported.

Beijing was coronavirus-free for 55 days but reported return of the deadly infection early this week.

Local administration and health officials have focused on seafood stalls after a cluster of infections was found in Beijing.

Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention's Chief Epidemiologist Wu Zunyou said most of the cases were linked to the Xinfadi wholesale food market, daily South China Morning Post reported.

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“More seafood vendors were infected, followed by beef and lamb vendors,” the report cited Wu as saying. “The seafood vendors also showed symptoms earlier than others,” he added.

After originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December, Covid-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, has spread to 188 countries and regions across the world. Brazil, the US and India are currently the worst-hit regions.

China has confirmed 83,325 coronavirus cases, out of which 78,398 people have been cured and discharged, while 4,634 people died of the disease.

There are a total of 1,864 imported cases in the country of whom 1,773 patients have been discharged from hospital after recovery.