China assures action to prevent African swine fever from spreading further

China's cabinet said on Wednesday it would prevent pork contaminated with African swine fever from reaching the market after outbreaks of the disease hit several regions.

The cabinet also pledged during its weekly meeting to provide financial support to maintain supplies, the state radio.

Cabinet's additional reassurance came after China shut slaughterhouses and locked down pig farms to fight against the highly contagious African swine fever.