Asia Today: China battles new outbreak in Xinjiang/S. Korea reports new cases


Dancers perform during a drive-in concert at Gyeongbok Palace parking lot in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 17, 2020. The concert's aim is to provide entertainment for people during the coronavirus outbreak. - AP

BEIJING, July 18 (AP): The number of confirmed cases in a new Covid-19 outbreak in China’s far west has risen to 17.

The National Health Commission said Saturday that 16 more cases were identified in the previous 24 hours in the Xinjiang region, on top of a first case.

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