BEIJING (Reuters) – Non-residents of Urumqi, the capital of China’s western Xinjiang region which has been hit by a surge in coronavirus infections, need to test negative for the virus before they can leave, if they have been in the city for 14 days or more, an official said Thursday.
The city has been at the centre of the new wave in coronavirus infections in mainland China, accounting for 96 of 105 confirmed cases reported as of July 29.
(Reporting by Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo; Writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Edmund Blair)
