Wildlife still in official China event menus, key politician pushes for a vegetarian diet

A member of China's political body,  Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) proposed following a vegetarian diet in official receptions of body's meetings for next two sessions. Xu Jingkun suggested that in spite of Chinese Government's ban on wildlife consumption, wildlife was still available in official reception meals highlighting scare that se could pose especially since country just wheeled out of global COVID-19 pandemic as was looking towards a likely second wave. 

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Even as Chinese government anunced its decision to ban wildlife consumption, a crackdown on its wet markets is a longer battle. A few days ago World Health Organization (WHO) scientist Dr Peter Ben Embarek stated that while Wuhan market h a role in vel coronavirus outbreak, such markets should t be shut globally.

In a press briefing, WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek said live animal markets are critical to providing food and livelihoods for millions of people globally and that authorities should focus on improving m rar than outlawing m -- even though y can sometimes spark epidemics in humans. 

He said reducing risk of disease transmission from animals to humans in se often overcrowded markets could be dressed in many cases by improving hygiene and food safety standards, including separating live animals from humans. 

2019 Coronavirus identified as SARS-nCoV is a new strain of coronaviruses that have ir likely origins from bats. Just like SARS outbreak in China back in 2003,  Coronavirus Outbreak also began from a 'wet' seafood market (which sells both live and de animals). food market where China's dely coronavirus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from wolf pups to species linked to previous pandemics such as civets. It sold animal-based products including foxes, snakes, crocodiles, rats, peacocks. 

After originating from China’s “wet markets”, coronavirus has w claimed 3,22,861 lives worldwide as of May 20. According to tally by international news ncy, pandemic has infected at least 48,93,195 people. 

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