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Ten newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 31 asymptomatic infections were found on Thursday in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the authorities announced Friday. All cases were related to a local meat-processing company co-established by Thai conglomerate CP Group.
The newly confirmed cases were all discovered amid mass-scale coronavirus testing for targeted people, the local authority said, adding that it has already taken emergency measures to seal and control the company, and is conducting a comprehensive nucleic acid testing on its products, environment, and personnel.
In total, 1,650 samples from the company's food factory were collected as of Thursday; positive results were found on samples including those from the corridors of the slaughter workshop, the outdoor environment of the locker room, the cold-storage area outside and the outer packaging of some food products.
Related testing and investigation work is still in progress.
The Heilongjiang CP food company, located in Harbin Limin Economic and Technological Development Zone, is a joint venture (JV) built by CP Group and state-owned Harbin Limin Economic and Technological Development Zone Industrial Development Corporation. The firm has businesses in the feed industry, poultry storage, meat processing and oil industry.
Heilongjiang Province has already removed all the company's products from sale temporarily. So far, 43,712 samples of the firm's products have been tested and all returned negative results.
Global Times