⁍ The patient, a 17-year-old woman, was found after being tested during a regular inspection.
⁍ The discovery marks mainland China’s first local case since Oct. 14.
⁍ Many Kashgar-bound flights were cancelled on Saturday.
– coronavirus has resurfaced in China for the first time in more than a week. A 17-year-old girl in the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province has tested positive for the disease, which is related to the H7N9 strain of the virus that killed dozens of people in China last year, Reuters reports. The woman is now being treated in a hospital, and many Kashgar-bound flights have been canceled. It’s the region’s first case on the mainland since early August.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-xinjiang/chinas-xinjiang-finds-asymptomatic-coronavirus-case-in-kashgar-idUSKBN2790N1