date:Feb 17, 2014
for two weeks. The ban will be in effect until Feb. 28 as part of the government's new effort to curb the spread of the H7N9 virus.
Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, announced on Saturday it would permanently stop live poultry trade in the city proper. The measure had already been in place as a temporary ban since Jan. 24, a week before the Spring Festival, China's lunar New Year.
The notice issued by the municipal government Saturday specified that the live poultry ban covers both bird