Xinjiang reports 3 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Xinhua |
Updated: 2020-12-12 15:43
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URUMQI -- Three new asymptomatic cases were reported in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Saturday, according to the local health commission.
A 32-year-old man and his wife and mother tested positive during a routine nucleic acid testing, and the three have been sent to a designated hospital for medical observation.
Turpan's first recent asymptomatic case was a worker of a commerce company and citywide testing has begun among the close contacts of the carrier and their close contacts.
Local authorities are continuing epidemiological investigations and trying to trace the source.
