date:Sep 18, 2019
precautionary measure, has also ordered a 48-hour standstill on all pig farms and slaughterhouses.
The disease threatens the industry, which has around 6,000 farms that are engaged in raising more than 11 million pigs.
African swine fever has led to the culling of pig herds in China and other Asian countries. Although it is harmless to people, it is fatal for pigs with no known cure available.
According to the presidential Blue House, the South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered for qui