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Chinese city swabs freshly caught seafood for COVID-19. The Chinese coastal city of Xiamen is testing freshly caught fish, crabs and even shrimp for COVID-19 as it goes all out to contain a spiraling outbreak — a policy drawing ridicule online and criticism from experts who say its a “waste of resources.” This week, videos of hazmat-suited health workers sticking cotton swabs into the mouths of fish and crabs went viral on Chinese social media, sparking complaints that the countrys zero-COVID policy had gone too far. Since the pandemic, China has relied on mass testing, extensive quarantines and snap lockdowns...
