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Norwegian salmon is off the menu in China.

The Chinese government has imposed a temporary ban on salmon imports from Europe after the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing was traced back to a wet market in the capital, where genetic traces of the virus was found on chopping boards used to cut salmon, suggesting it could have come from Europe.

Although experts and industry bodies stress that the fish is unlikely to carry the disease, restaurants in China have reportedly taken salmon ...

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