COVID-19: How 7 persons got infected by Coronavirus in Emma Restaurant in China |DETAILS
Afnews Editor
Apr 09, 2020
Seven persons, including five Nigerians, have tested positive for coronavirus after eating at the same restaurant in China, sparking fears of a new outbreak as the country scrambles to get back to normal.
This is coming as authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou are investigating a possible series of community transmission of the killer bug.
According to the Daily Mail Online, four of the victims had recently visited the same eatery, Emma Food, multiple times.
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The Guangzhou Health Commission disclosed that the restaurant owner along with her daughter and another child later tested positive for the contagion.
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The coronavirus epidemic erupted in China after dozens of people suffering 'mysterious viral pneumonia' were linked to the same seafood market in Wuhan.
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Guangzhou is situated 1,028 kilometres (638 miles) south of the former epicentre.
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Yuexiu District, where the restaurant is located, has imposed strict measures in a response to the new cluster of infections, according to the press.
The new cases have raised an alarm in Guangzhou which has so far reported 466 coronavirus cases.
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The Emma Food restaurant has been closed for inspection and other restaurants in the district have similarly been forced to shut down for 14 days, Chinese media report.
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