NHC sends a team to investigate the source of Xinjiang new COVID-19 cases

On Saturday, the National Health Commission (NHC) sent a team of medical experts to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to investigate the source of recent COVID-19 cases in the province. 

Xinjiang reported a total of 17 new cases since Wednesday, after 149 days without any reports. All cases were registered in Urumqi City.

As of Friday, 269 people are under medical observation in the province.