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BEIJING, June 13 (TMTPOST) The novel coronavirus was detected on the salmon chopping board at Xinfadi Seafood Market on Friday, following a patient’s disclosure of a visit to that market on June 3.

The patient from Xicheng District tested positive on Thursday, marking the first domestically transmitted case in eight weeks and raising concerns of a second wave of infections in China.

Zhang Yuxi, the Chairman of the market, said that the virus was identified following the testing of samples taken from the market and that salmon prodcuts originated in Jingshen Seafood Market.  

Zhang said he received the testing results on Friday morning, adding that nine merchants who had contact with the chopping board tested negative for the time being and were placed in isolation.

He stressed that samples from beef, lamb, pork, vegetables and fruits for sale in the market and related facilities tested negative.

Also on Friday, two new locally transmitted infections were reported in Beijing.

On Friday night, the Beijing Market Supervision and Administration Bureau issued a notice, requiring a thorough inspection on food markets following the emergence of two new coronavirus infections in the day.

Live seafood markets, frozen meat and seafood wholesale markets (including refrigerated storage facilities), supermarkets, convenient stores, grocery stories and restaurants that use lots of meat and sea food were listed as key spots for the inspection, according to the website of the municipal government agency.

On Friday night, salmon products were taken off the shelves in major supermarkets in Beijing, including CSF Market and Wumart.