According to Reuters , the IBC Mall in Luo District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province was blocked and placed under police surveillance tonight, August 14, after a case of Covid-19. discovered here.

About 200 people line up outside the shopping mall waiting for a Covid-19 test.

The Guangdong Health Commission’s official WeChat account states that a person with Covid-19 has been discovered at the IBC Mall.

The case was confirmed as a 41-year-old woman working at Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarket inside the mall. According to a source knowledgeable about the incident, the patient is a temporary product introduction employee and only worked at the shopping center until August 2.

Patient was diagnosed with Covid-19 in his hometown of Luc Phong City, Guangdong Province. Three of her family members also tested positive for Covid-19.

Earlier, an outbreak in Urumqi city in Xinjiang in July was also believed to have originated from an employee working at a shopping mall.

The Shenzhen government said on August 10 that 3 Chinese citizens returning from Russia had positive results for Covid-19 during the quarantine.

China currently records more than 84,000 infections and more than 4,600 deaths from Covid-19.