Wet markets in China: more than a shopping venue, they’re a way of life

China’s food markets are once again in the spotlight as Beijing conducts a blanket search to identify people who have been to the city’s Xinfadi market, the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital.After 56 consecutive days of reporting zero locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases, Beijing recorded 106 new community cases from Thursday to Monday, most of them linked to Xinfadi.Xinfadi is Asia’s largest wet market, selling meat, seafood, fruit and vegetables in Beijing’s southwest…

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