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June 5

China

- Chinese mainland reports 33 new confirmed local cases, 55 asymptomatic infections

- Shanghai reports 6 confirmed, 16 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases

- Beijing reports 16 confirmed, 3 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases

Outside China

June 4

China

- Chinese mainland reports 21 new local confirmed cases, including 5 in Beijing and 5 in Shanghai (Read more)

- 304 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

Outside China

June 3

China

- Chinese mainland reports 20 new local confirmed cases, including 8 in Beijing and 8 in Shanghai

- Shanghai reported two COVID-19 confirmed cases and one asymptomatic case on Friday (Read more)

- Epidemic waning, but cases are still popping up (Read more)

Outside China 

- US COVID-19 cases 5 times higher than last Memorial Day weekend: report (Read more)

June 2

China

- Chinese mainland reports 18 new local confirmed cases, including 11 in Beijing and 5 in Shanghai

Outside China

- US COVID-19 cases 5 times higher than last Memorial Day weekend: report (Read more)

June 1

China

- Chinese mainland reports 22 new local confirmed cases, including 14 in Beijing and 5 in Shanghai

Outside China

- New Omicron subvariant makes up nearly 60 pct of new US COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 11.64 mln: Africa CDC

May 31

China

- Chinese mainland reports 28 new local confirmed cases, including 16 in Beijing and 9 in Shanghai (Read more)

- Shanghai will fully restore the normal order of production and life across the city from June 1, said a vice-mayor of the city (Read more)

- Graduating high school students in Beijing to return to classrooms starting Thursday

Outside China

- US COVID-19 cases six times more than last year as summer begins: report (Read more)

May 30 

China

- Chinese mainland reports 20 new confirmed local cases, 102 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 6 confirmed, 61 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- Beijing reports 8 confirmed, 4 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- 215 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

Outside China

- China donates 10 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Myanmar (Read more)

May 29

China

- Chinese mainland reports 54 new confirmed local cases, 211 asymptomatic infections

- Parks in Beijing resume operation Sunday with maximum number of visitors kept under half of full reception capacity (Read more)

Outside China

- US California governor tests positive for COVID-19 (Read more)

May 28

China

- Chinese mainland reports 71 new local confirmed cases, of which 39 were in Shanghai and 18 in Beijing (Read more)

- Beijing has basically cut off new transmission chains amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak (Read more)

Outside China

May 27

China

- Chinese mainland reports 80 new confirmed local cases, 274 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- 216 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

Outside China

- Africa concerned over market for its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers (Read more)

May 26

China

- Chinese mainland reports 104 new confirmed local cases, 356 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai schools reopen for students from Grades 9, 11 and 12 (Read more)

- 441 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

Outside China

- Germany to relax COVID-19 travel restrictions although daily cases remain high (Read more)

- COVID-19 cases surge again in US as new Omicron subvariant takes hold (Read more)

May 25

China

- Chinese mainland reports 102 new confirmed local cases, 418 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 44 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 343 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- Beijing reports 41 confirmed, 6 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- 374 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

- China to further lower the price of COVID-19 nucleic acid tests to no more than 16 yuan per person for a single test (Read more)

- College entrance exam to be held as scheduled in Beijing

Outside China

- One in five US adults have long COVID symptoms: study (Read more)

- US reports weekly count of 100,000 child COVID-19 cases (Read more)

May 24

China

- Chinese mainland reports 141 new confirmed local cases, 498 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 58 confirmed, 422 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases

- Beijing reports 41 confirmed, 7 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases

- 474 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

Outside China

- Americans still mired in pandemic though COVID severity, threat downplayed: report (Read more)

- African countries report 10,297 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases as tally surpass 11.6 mln

May 23

China

- Chinese mainland reports 174 new confirmed local cases, 628 local asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 55 confirmed, 503 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases

- 316 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

- Nucleic acid tests will be available within a 15-minute walk in provincial capitals and cities with over 10 million people: Health official (Read more)

- Building makeshift hospitals not a sign of worsening epidemic conditions: Health official (Read more)

Outside China

- Virus 'storm' far from over, says WHO (Read more)

May 22

- Chinese mainland reports 157 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 667 asymptomatic cases on Saturday (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 52 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 570 asymptomatic cases, 3 deaths (Read more)

- Beijing reports 52 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 9 asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- 18-59 age group advised to receive 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong (Read more)

Outside China

- African countries report 7,985 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases as tally nears 11.59m (Read more)

May 21

China

-Chinese mainland reports 181 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 951 asymptomatic cases (Read more)

Outside China

May 20

China

- Chinese mainland reports 176 new confirmed local cases, 939 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 88 confirmed, 770 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- 309 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

- Beijing reports 50 new confirmed local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- New cases found beyond Shanghai’s quarantine and lockdown areas (Read more)

Outside China

- WHO validates 3rd Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use (Read more)

- Africa CDC warns possible new COVID-19 variant amid spike in new cases (Read more)

May 19

China

- Chinese mainland reports 191 new confirmed local cases, 825 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 82 confirmed, 637 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- Beijing reports 50 confirmed, 5 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- 394 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

Outside China

- Experts say Americans can assume COVID infections much higher than official counts: media (Read more)

- Greece to lift mandatory mask use for COVID-19 from June (Read more)

May 18

China

- Chinese mainland reports 227 new confirmed local cases, 1,000 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 96 confirmed, 759 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- 391 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

Outside China

- New York City raised its COVID-19 alert level from "medium" to "high", as infections continue to go up in recent weeks (Read more)

May 17

China

- Chinese mainland reports 162 new confirmed local cases, 887 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 77 confirmed, 746 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- 476 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland (Read more)

- Shanghai registers no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine and lockdown areas (Read more)

Outside China

- Singapore finds local Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variant cases (Read more)

May 16

China

- Chinese mainland reports 140 new confirmed local cases, 1,019 asymptomatic infections, 4 deaths  (Read more)

- New daily COVID infections in Shanghai drop to below 1,000 for first time since March 24 

- 15 out of 16 districts in Shanghai eliminate COVID transmissions outside quarantine areas, says vice-mayor 

- Shanghai to fully return to normalcy in June, says vice-mayor (Read more)

- Shanghai will gradually resume public transport starting May 22, says vice-mayor

- Beijing reports 39 new confirmed local cases, 15 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

Outside China

- Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 11.55 mln: Africa CDC

- COVID risk high among elderly British living in nursing homes (Read more)

- People with dementia hit hard by COVID's physical, mental impacts (Read more)

May 15

China

- Chinese mainland reports 226 new confirmed local cases, 1,492 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 166 new confirmed local cases, 1,203 asymptomatic infections, 3 new deaths (Read more)

- Shanghai will gradually resume commercial business starting May 16, says vice-mayor (Read more)

- Daily tests continue in Beijing (Read more) 

Outside China

- DPRK taking strict measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 (Read more)

- COVID-19 pushed 55m Africans into extreme poverty in 2020: report (Read more) 

May 14

China

- Chinese mainland reports 253 new confirmed local cases, 1,726 asymptomatic infections

Outside China

- US marks 1 million COVID deaths (Read more)

May 13

China

- Chinese mainland reports 312 new confirmed local cases, 2,140 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai aims to achieve zero-COVID status at community level by mid-May

Outside China

- COVID-19 death toll in Europe tops 2 mln: WHO (Read more)

May 12

China

- Chinese mainland reports 222 new confirmed local cases, 1,630 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

Outside China

- DPRK detects COVID BA.2 Omicron subvariant: KCNA (Read more)

May 11

China

- Chinese mainland reports 302 new confirmed local cases, 1,545 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

Outside China

- Azerbaijan sees steady decline in daily COVID-19 cases

May 10

China

- Chinese mainland reports 349 new confirmed local cases, 3,077 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

Outside China 

- Severe obesity may hinder COVID-19 vaccine protection (Read more)

May 9

China

- Chinese mainland reports 401 new confirmed local cases, 3,859 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 322 confirmed, 3,625 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

Outside China 

- New York State governor tests positive for COVID-19 (Read more)

May 8

China

- Chinese mainland reports 319 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths (Read more)

Outside China

- Portugal registers 27-fold increase of weekly COVID cases year on year

May 7

China

- Chinese mainland reports 351 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4,324 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- Shanghai delays national college entrance examination due to epidemic (Read more)

Outside China

- Rise in Africa infections prompts curbs (Read more)

May 6 

China

- Chinese mainland reports 373 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4,740 asymptomatic infections (Read more)

- 1.2 billion people have been fully vaccinated in China, according to the National Health Commission 

Outside China

- WHO: COVID-19 caused 15m deaths globally, not 5m (Read more)

May 5

China

- Chinese mainland reports 373 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4,740 asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- Taiwan reports 30,035 new local COVID-19 cases, five new deaths (Read more)

Outside China

- Coronavirus cases rising again across the US (Read more)

- Living-with-Covid policies denounced (Read more)

May 4

China

- Chinese mainland reports 362 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 5,136 asymptomatic cases. (Read more) 

- Beijing closes some subway stations to halt spread of virus. (Read more)

Outside China

- New Omicron subvariant takes hold in US as COVID-19 cases tick up

May 3

China

-Chinese mainland reports 368 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths

Outside China

- Tonga reports more COVID-19 cases, Samoa extends lockdown for 2 weeks

May 2

China

- Chinese mainland reports 846 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths (Read more)

- Mass nucleic acid testing to continue in the capital (Read more)

Outside China

- Nearly 18 million Argentines receive COVID-19 booster shot (Read more)

May 1

China 

- Chinese mainland reports 916 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 38 new deaths

- Shanghai has steady decline in cases (Read more)

- The risk of transmission in communities has been effectively curbed in Shanghai: Official (Read more)

- Northeast China's Changchun clears COVID-19 risk areas (Read more)

- Beijing records 51 new locally transmitted confirmed cases (Read more)

Outside China 

- More Americans use credit cards to pay as inflation keeps rising: media (Read more)

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