Xinjiang COVID-19 Outbreak Likely Worse Than Official Narrative, Critics Say

Ethnic Uyghur men leave prayers marking Eid Al Fitr outside Id Kah Mosque in the old town of Kashgar, in the far western Xinjiang region, China, on June 26, 2017. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

After a single COVID-19 case was discovered in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, authorities took the extreme measure of testing all 4.75 million residents of the city of Kashgar within two days.

The speedy testing regimen has left some critics wondering if officials are telling the full story about the latest outbreak.