The Central Discipline Inspection Commission of China called for a change in the management and market model after Covid-19 re-emerged at the Tan Phat Dia wholesale market.

A recent article on the website of the Central Committee for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CCDI) mentions that the new outbreak has been linked to the vast Tan Phat Dia market in Beijing, questioning "do.

Covid-19 reoccurs at the Beijing food market, raising concerns about the second wave of infections in China.

CCDI is the highest organ of internal control of the Chinese Communist Party, specialized in investigating corrupt officials.

"In the minds of the people, these markets are very convenient, but also create a series of environmental sanitation issues such as wastewater, noise, mosquitoes, insects, traffic congestion," the article said.

The outbreak in Beijing also revealed shortcomings in the supply chain monitoring, because it is possible that the Tan Phat Dia epidemic cluster comes from contaminated seafood or meat that is transported in the frozen food supply chain.

The article quoted An Yufa, a professor at China Agricultural University, who said that many Chinese markets were built in the 1980s and 1990s, lacking visibility of parking lots, public spaces and water treatment.

Professor An said modern markets need to be standardized, have a stable supply chain, can track and monitor food, prices are stable, the environment is clean, warehouses and waste are appropriately treated.

Jia Ping, director of the Beijing-based Center for Health Management Initiative, said the wholesale market is a place where many diseases can be spread, with a large number of mobile people and a high potential risk.

"We should aim to eliminate these risks by establishing an intelligent management system, rather than closing them permanently," Jia said.

He recommends strengthening public health interventions such as regular night cleaning and maintenance even when the alert level is lowered.

In addition, the market needs to apply the smart supply chain tracking method with low cost, from production to market, to restaurants or supermarkets.

Over the years, China has upgraded many wholesale markets across the country.

Kinh Tham Seafood Market in Beijing, which was closed last week, has been upgraded in 2017 to open a poor food inspection center and a customer service center.

Updated: 9:26, 18/6 | Source: WorldOMeters