The Tibet autonomous region has had limited experience in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and support from the State and other parts of China has been pouring in, an official from the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
Ngari prefecture of the Tibet autonomous region has reported five new asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 as of noon on Wednesday, and the region reported nine confirmed and 18 asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, according to a regional press briefing on Wednesday.
Seven people tested positive on Tuesday in Ngari prefecture and Shigatse city in the Tibet autonomous region, according to statements released by local health authorities on Tuesday afternoon.
Eighteen people who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, had the highly contagious transmissible Omicron variant, the city's health authorities said at a news conference on Tuesday.
The Tibet autonomous region, which previously held the mainland record for the longest number of days without a COVID-19 case, reported multiple infections on Sunday.
Four people tested positive for COVID-19 during a regular nucleic acid tests in Burang county in Ngari prefecture of the Tibet autonomous region on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the prefecture's health authorities on Sunday.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has achieved robust economic growth and stability over the past decade, according to a press briefing in the regional capital Lhasa on Tuesday.
