China’s Global Times media with the report on a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food employee responsible for food preparation
- confirmed to have the novel coronavirus
- triggering food safety concerns over the spread of the virus through human hand contact
- Local media outlet hsw.cn reported Saturday that the infected fast food employee worked on the food prep line at a KFC in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province for one week beginning January 17.