BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China has tightened control over wildlife trading in recent weeks, raiding restaurants, produce markets and online marketplaces for illegal activity according to a senior official with the State Administration for Market Regulation. The administration will also launch an "awareness campaign" on wildlife consumption and promote a more civilised cuisine culture, he added. Wildlife consumption is believed to be associated with the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus. The disease, which first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province in December, has killed more than 700 and infected almost 35,000 nationwide as of Friday. - China Daily/Asia News Network

Source: The Star February 08, 2020 10:52 UTC