The internet shows pictures of fish getting oral swabs, which some interpret as a symbol of China’s overzealous zero-Covid policies
Even the fish in the sea are getting caught up in China’s attempts to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Xiamen’s district of Jimei announced the testing in late July because of fears that illegal trading with foreign fishers could import the virus. The regime involves testing both people and the things they’ve been in contact with, including fish plucked from the water. What caught the eye of netizens in particular were pictures of fish getting oral swabs, which some chose to interpret as a symbol of China’s overzealous application of its zero-Covid policies.
Wags on the internet have been busy poking fun, suggesting that the tests could be expanded to mosquitoes, perhaps the worst spreader of disease among humans, or using the data to restrict the movements of fish in the ocean.
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