China reports largest new cluster of COVID cases while testing 4.7 million people


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China has reported its biggest cluster of asymptomatic coronavirus cases in nearly seven months — which it uncovered during a drive to test 4.7 million people after the discovery of a single infection. Authorities in the Kashgar area of Xinjiang went into a partial lockdown almost as soon as a 17-year-old girl who works at a garment factory tested positive during routine weekly tests, the state-run Xinhua news agency said . By Sunday afternoon, more than 2.8 million residents had been tested — with the rest expected to be completed by Tuesday. The initial results showed 137 positive infections, with...