Coronavirus Hong Kong: supply of fresh beef, pork to be restored next week when Covid-hit abattoir reopens

Hong Kong’s local supply of fresh pork and beef is expected to be restored as soon as next Wednesday after a severe Covid-19 outbreak forced the closure of the city’s largest slaughterhouse last week.Hui Wai-kin, head of the Pork Traders General Association, said on Thursday that mass testing for hundreds of workers at the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse would be conducted on Sunday, with results due by Monday and operations set to resume on Wednesday.The closure of the abattoir on Saturday halted…

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