Coronavirus found on shrimp packaging from Ecuador in SW China's Yunnan

The coronavirus has been found on packages of frozen shrimp imported from Ecuador in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local health authorities report on Thursday.

The nucleic acid tests showed positive on some imported Ecuadorian shrimp's packages, the authorities said, adding that no positive nucleic acid test was found on shrimp bodies and their contacts.

The province has temporarily suspended the purchase of seafood from Ecuador, and all frozen imported shrimp produced by the three Ecuadorean enterprises found in the inspection has been removed from the markets and sealed up. Relevant contacts have also been quarantined for observation.

As for now, all relevant personnel has been isolated, and products have been sealed off.