China’s Agriculture Ministry on Thursday urged feed producers and slaughter houses to speed up the resumption of production, in a bid to increase supplies amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Factories typically shut down during the Lunar New Year holidays, which have been extended to at least February 2 to curb the spread of the epidemic that has killed 170 in China and infected over 7,700 individuals.
The virus outbreak has led to a jump in prices and insufficient supply of food in some Chinese cities due to panic buying and disruptions to transportation.
The transportation ministry issued a statement asking local authorities not to cut off highways and main roads between provinces in spite of the virus outbreak.
Reuters/NAN.
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