Asymptomatic virus carrier found in Changzhou

A person who returned from overseas to Changzhou, Jiangsu province, tested positive for the coronavirus after completing 14 days of quarantine, according to Changzhou health authorities.

The person, surnamed Zhang, whose sex was not given, arrived in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, from India on March 26. After completing quarantine. Zhang flew to Changzhou's Benniu Airport before arriving home at Lantian Huayuan (Blue Sky Garden) residential community by taxi.

Zhang tested positive on Sunday and was sent to a designated hospital to receive treatment.

Doctors confirmed that Zhang was an asymptomatic patient. Local health authorities have tracked down Zhang's contacts, all of whose tests were negative as of noon on Monday.