Another corona outbreak in China: Highest alert level declared in the western region of Xinjiang

A corona outbreak occurred in a factory in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.

The authorities have declared the highest level of alert in public health.

• In

  China

  , there was

  an outbreak of the

  coronavirus *

  in the western region of

  Xinjiang

  .

• After

  137 people

  tested positive for the

  coronavirus *

  , the

  highest level of alert was declared

  .

• The new

  corona cases

  are probably related to a factory in the city of

  Kashgar.

Xinjiang / Munich - While the

the

rolling

in Europe

and

delivering

new

almost every day

,

currently

has

the situation largely under control.

For weeks, the authorities recorded the majority of

imported into China

and hardly any local infections.

A

now occurred in the

region

in western China

.

infected with the

virus

.

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Corona in China: outbreak in the western region of Xinjiang - highest alert level

After a

outbreak

on Sunday, authorities in western China's

region have declared

the

public health

.

As the state television broadcaster

reported,

had previously

tested positive for the

.

According to the report, all new infections were found in the remote western town of

.

None of those who tested positive had a cough or fever.

All infected people are in

and are

medically monitored

in the

, it said.

The deputy director of the regional health commission reported the

were linked to the

.

A 17-year-old girl, whose parents work in the factory, also

for the

earlier this week

*.

As the state news agency

reported, the

a working group to the region to lead the measures on site.

The Chinese news portal

reported that

at

airport

were

over

the weekend

.

Corona in China: Outbreak in Xinjiang in July - locking measures were the result

In

, the capital of the western Chinese region of

, there was

an outbreak of the

in

.

This resulted in

.

The residents had to stay in their homes at that time.

The city was completely isolated from the rest of the country.

The

with the previously unknown

virus

were discovered in

in the central Chinese metropolis of

.

lot of criticism

for its initial handling of the

virus

.

Since the end of January 2020, however, the country has

largely brought

the respiratory disease

under control

with

and

.

In

, no local infections were reported more for weeks, only imported cases.