Health authorities in Kashgar have launched a universal Covid-19 testing programme. Photo: Xinhua Health authorities in Kashgar have launched a universal Covid-19 testing programme. Photo: Xinhua
Health authorities in Kashgar have launched a universal Covid-19 testing programme. Photo: Xinhua
China /  People & Culture

Coronavirus: Chinese city of Kashgar finds more than 100 new cases linked to first positive

  • Health authorities trace the latest outbreak in the far-western region of Xinjiang to a case found on Saturday in Shufu county
  • The new cases were all asymptomatic and linked to a local factory where the infected teenager’s parents worked

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Keegan Elmer
Keegan Elmer in Beijing

Updated: 12:53pm, 26 Oct, 2020

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Health authorities in Kashgar have launched a universal Covid-19 testing programme. Photo: Xinhua Health authorities in Kashgar have launched a universal Covid-19 testing programme. Photo: Xinhua
Health authorities in Kashgar have launched a universal Covid-19 testing programme. Photo: Xinhua
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