[Explanation] At 19:50 pm on October 25, the Press Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a press conference on the Kashgar epidemic and reported the relevant situation.

　　Gu Yingsu, Deputy Director of the Health Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, introduced:

　　[Concurrent] Gu Yingsu, Deputy Director of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Health Commission

　　On October 24, 2020, Shufu County, Kashgar Prefecture, conducted regular inspections of "should check and do all" personnel, and found 1 case of asymptomatic infection with new coronary pneumonia.

This case of asymptomatic infection, female, 17 years old, a villager in Zhanmin Township, Shufu County, Kashgar Prefecture. On October 24, the result of a regular nucleic acid test was positive. The patient was diagnosed as an asymptomatic infection by experts and transferred to Kashgar. Isolate medical observation in designated hospitals.

Currently, there are no symptoms such as fever or cough.

　　[Explanation] After finding an asymptomatic infection, the local epidemic prevention and control headquarters immediately conducted nucleic acid tests on its close contacts and close contacts of close contacts. As of 14:00 on October 25, 137 people were positive, all with their parents It is associated with the Sancun factory.

According to expert diagnosis, they were all asymptomatic infections.

　　After the outbreak, the Shufu County Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters immediately activated the emergency response mechanism.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee immediately made arrangements and deployments to properly handle the epidemic and ensure the health and safety of the people of all ethnic groups, and dispatched working groups and expert groups to Kashgar to guide the prevention and control work; the Kashgar Prefecture Epidemic Prevention and Control Work Headquarters immediately launched a In response to the high-level response, the autonomous region and regional joint expert team quickly rushed to Shufu County to carry out work, and the relevant departments comprehensively carried out epidemic research and judgment, circulation, investigation of key populations, and nucleic acid testing.

　　Reporter Zhao Yamin reports from Urumqi, Xinjiang

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】