News > World > Asia Coronavirus: Fears of second wave in China as dozens test positive in outbreak at Beijing food market. Otsuka Kagu electrifies investors with addition of Yamada Denki president . The coronavirus then spread from the tainted wildlife to humans, killing 17 people across China and sickening 600 others in less than a month. China is responsible for killing 10 million dogs for human consumption each year. Its case count does not include people who test positive for the coronavirus but show no symptoms. Xinfadi market in the city's south-western Fengtai district was shut down in the early hours of Saturday, after two men who had recently visited the market were reported to have Covid-19.

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Illustration: Henry Wong. China is responsible for killing 10 million dogs for human consumption each year. Globally, 31 per cent of annual growth in consumer spending is Chinese. China, where the virus first appeared late last year, reported 49 new coronavirus cases on Monday, 36 of them in Beijing. China has reported 83,553 confirmed cases and 4,634 deaths since the pandemic began. News China puts 500,000 in lockdown as coronavirus cases rise again.
Otsuka Kagu electrifies investors with addition of Yamada Denki president . China's STAR Market to ease merger rules for tech companies. A fresh COVID-19 cluster has forced Chinese authorities to impose a strict lockdown in a province near the capital Beijing. China’s domestic consumer market, with an estimated 400 million middle-class consumers, is the world’s biggest. Its case count does not include people who test positive for the coronavirus but show no symptoms. Beijing has in the past week seen a spike of Covid-19 cases - almost all of which have been linked to a huge wholesale food market. China has reported 83,553 confirmed cases and 4,634 deaths since the pandemic began.