[Fact check] Is COVID-19 in China really linked to South Korean clothes?

KOREA NOW / 2022-04-08 20:58:32
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Another week, another issue straining South Korea’s relationship with China. This time, Seoul was left perplexed and upset by the claim that imported South Korean clothes could be responsible for new COVID-19 outbreaks in China. Such suspicions are directly affecting diplomatic ties, while China’s fashion imports from South Korea are falling, according to Chinese state media. But how likely is it that South Korean clothes could have been the source of infection?

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