China is warning its frozen food importers to avoid countries with high levels of Covid-19 cases after several imported products were found to have tested positive for the virus.

According to Reuters - quoting the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau - "customs and local governments have repeatedly detected the coronavirus in imported cold chain food, proving it risks contamination".

The Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau outlined this in a statement to import companies.

The bureau also told these companies to monitor the pandemic situation globally, and to avoid importing cold chain food from areas that have been struck heavily by coronavirus.

According to the German office of national statistics, the country exported around £391 million worth of pork to China between January and April 2020.

South Korea has already announced a ban on German pork imports last week. This came immediately after the suspected case of ASF was confirmed.