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The New York Times

The coronavirus epidemic prompted China to permanently ban trade of wild animals as food, but not for medicinal use.

China this week announced a permanent ban on wildlife trade and consumption that international conservationists greeted as a major step, but one with troublesome loopholes for trade in wild animals for medicinal uses.

Read more China’s Ban on Wildlife Trade a Big Step, but Has Loopholes, Conservationists Say – The New York Times