Xinjiang reports 3 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

URUMQI -- Three new asymptomatic cases were reported in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Saturday, according to the local health commission.

A 32-year-old man and his wife and mother tested positive during a routine nucleic acid testing, and the three have been sent to a designated hospital for medical observation.

Turpan's first recent asymptomatic case was a worker of a commerce company and citywide testing has begun among the close contacts of the carrier and their close contacts.

Local authorities are continuing epidemiological investigations and trying to trace the source.