As of Wednesday, the region recorded 2,911 confirmed cases, 742 more than Tuesday, according to an official count.
Urumqi: A sharp increase in the number of Coronavirus cases in Xinjiang has led Chinas government to send a delegation throughout the far-western region to implement Zero COVID policies, further isolating residents there, RFA reported.
As of Wednesday, Xinjiang recorded 2,779 confirmed COVID cases, with officials in the capital Urumqi designating 73 high-risk districts and imposing strict exit-entry controls due to the rising number of infections, China News Service reported.
Now officials there are administering a new Chinese medicine called ‘A Ci Fu’ to combat the virus, though the efficacy of the medicine remains unknown, sources said.
The number of Covid cases are also on the rise in the neighboring Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
