China reports three new COVID-19 cases, two asymptomatic cases

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak line up at a bus station in Beijing, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

(Reuters) – China recorded three new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as of the end of Friday, down from five the day before, the national health authority reported.

All of the cases were imported, involving travellers arriving from abroad, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on its website.

The NHC also confirmed two new asymptomatic cases, or people who are infected with the virus but do not show symptoms, compared with three the day before.

The total number of infections in China, where the virus first emerged late last year, stands at 83,030. With no new deaths reported, the death toll remained 4,634.

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Reporting by Shivani Singh and Hallie Gu; Editing by Robert Birsel

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