[Chine] Coronavirus: Wuhan confirms China’s ban on trade, eating of wild animals

Autrice : Echo Xie. Echo is a Beijing-based reporter focusing on Chinese politics and policy. She joined the SCMP in 2019. Previously, she worked for CSMonitor Beijing Bureau and Jiemian news.

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Date et heure : 21 mai 2020, 07:15 PM

City at epicentre of initial Covid-19 outbreak also prohibits hunting and breeding except for selected, preapproved purposes

Move follows central government’s fast-track decision in February to restrict wild animal trade

Source : Echo Xie, « Coronavirus: Wuhan confirms China’s ban on trade, eating of wild animals », South China Morning Post, 21/05/2020. URL : https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3085467/coronavirus-wuhan-confirms-chinas-ban-trade-eating-wild-animals (consulté le 21/05/2020).

Photo « à la une’ : China is trying to stamp out the trade in wild animals like civets. © AFP