8,800 People Under Medical Observation in Xinjiang, China

This photo taken on February 19, 2020 shows police officers (L and R) visiting residents who live in remote areas in Altay, farwest China's Xinjiang region, to promote the awareness of the virus. - The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 2,112 on February 20 after 108 more people died in Hubei province, the hard-hit epicentre of the outbreak. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images

Xinjiang Health Commission reported 79 new cases of the CCP virus on July 26, all of which were from the capital city Urumqi. At present, 8,795 people are under medical observation.

Videos released from Xinjiang exposed that local authorities are building a large-scale makeshift hospital that can house thousands or even tens of thousands of coronavirus patients in Urumqi. In addition, Yining, another city in Xinjiang 370 miles away from Urumqi, was placed under lockdown on very short notice in the late evening of July 26.