Latest on COVID-19 pandemic

We provide the latest updates and crucial information on the global COVID-19 pandemic here.

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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