On April 14, Dongguan reported 1 asymptomatic cases in Humen Town. He was a close contact of a positive case reported earlier by other cities in Guangdong Province. The case had followed controlled management as soon as arriving in Dongguan and was found positive during his centralized quarantine period. He has been transferred to Dongguan No.9 People's Hospital for isolation and treatment in the closed-loop procedure. The venues involved have undergone environmental sampling and disinfection. The risk of epidemic transmission is low.

The asymptomatic case is a 41-year-old male truck driver. From April 6 to April 12, his nucleic acid test results were all negative. On the evening of April 12, he drove a truck to Humen Town from outside the city. Later, he practised centralized quarantine as required as a close contact of a positive case reported by other cities. In the early morning of April 14, he tested positive and was immediately transferred by a special ambulance to the designated hospital for isolation and medical observation. After further examination and expert consultation, he was diagnosed as an asymptomatic infection.

According to the preliminary epidemiological investigation, the case has been to the following places in recent days:

Humen Town: Dongguan YTO Express (Logistics) Company at No. 13, Pujiang Road, Daning Community (圆通速递东莞分公司-大宁社区浦江路13号), Wen'an Logistics Company on Jinning Avenue, Qilin West Road, Daning Community (稳安物流-大宁社区麒麟西路金宁大道), Xiangshuige Restaurant at Shop 104, No. 192, Nanjiang Road, Daning Community (湘水阁饭店-大宁社区南江路192号104), Changrun Department Store at Shop 101, No. 192, Nanjiang Road, Daning Community (常润百货-大宁社区南江路192号101).