Slanders on Xinjiang's COVID-19 infections 'fictitious and ludicrous': official

China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday strongly blasted all fabricated slanders and attacks over the COVID-19 situation in the region, saying it is fully confident in defeating the pandemic.

Elijan Anayit, spokesperson for the Information Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang, made the remarks at a press conference in Urumqi, the autonomous region's capital.

The official's remarks came after some "East Turkistan" forces spread rumors about Xinjiang, saying the vocational education and training centers are at risk of virus infection.

Slamming accusations that the region's infection numbers are being hidden, the official added that the "East Turkistan" forces are just making up lies to smear Xinjiang, which is ridiculous and ludicrous in every way.

Presently, all 73 patients confirmed with COVID-19 infection have been cured and discharged from hospitals, and there have been no new confirmed cases for 23 consecutive days, said the official. 

(CGTN's Sun Ye also contributed to the story)

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