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.
Meanwhile, Beijing’s municipal government said on Friday it will lower its COVID-19 emergency response from level II to level III effective from Saturday, state media reported.
The change removes quarantine requirements for people from Hubei province, the virus’s original epicentre.
Beijing has no confirmed local COVID-19 cases over the past 50 days, according to its Municipal Health Commission.
