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Haiku Chef Feng Jiang prepares Scottish salmon for serving. Chinese consumers are now scared of corona infection from all imported salmon. Photo: Per Stale Bugjerde

Norway working hard to dispel Chinese market perceptions around COVID-19 and salmon

"If China stops the trade in salmon, it can quickly spread to other markets," said Norwegian seafood federation exec.

17 June 2020 7:50 GMT Updated 17 June 2020 12:05 GMT

By Anders Furuset

Norway's Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen arranged an emergency meeting with the country's seafood industry Monday to discuss the fallout from the discovery Friday of COVID-19 on a salmon chopping

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Norway working hard to dispel Chinese market perceptions around COVID-19 and salmon