Why is Hotan in Xinjiang now closed to the city?

The headquarters of epidemic prevention and control work in Hotan, Xinjiang reported that from 0: 00 to 0: 00 on August 10, there were 2 new asymptomatic infected people in Hotan, which were found in the nucleic acid detection of centralized medical observers and transferred to designated medical institutions for isolated medical observation in a closed loop. At present, prevention and control work, such as tracing the source, controlling the location, tracking and investigating people in close contact, has been carried out in an all-round way, and emergency disposal work, such as environmental disinfection, has been promoted in an orderly manner.

Hotan area is one of the five regions in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located in Hotan City. Located in the southern corner of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the center is located at 79.92 east longitude and 37. 12 north latitude. South to the junction of Kunlun Mountain and Xizang Autonomous Region, north to Taklimakan Desert, east to Aksu, east to Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, west to Kashgar, southwest to Karakorum Mountain and south to Kashmir, with a total area of 24. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, the resident population in Hotan area was 25047 18.