China reports 12 new coronavirus cases

Above, visitors wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus pose for a selfie in the Forbidden City in Beijing on May 1, 2020. The total number of confirmed cases in China has reached 82,874. (AP)

• Total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 82,874

SHANGHAI: China reported 12 new coronavirus cases for April 30, up from four a day earlier, data from the country’s health authority showed on Friday.
Six of the cases were imported, the National Health Commission (NHC) said, up from four a day earlier. Of the domestic transmission cases, five were in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang and one in the northern region of Inner Mongolia.
China reported no domestic transmission cases a day earlier.
The NHC also reported 25 new asymptomatic cases for April 30, down from 33 a day earlier.
The total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 82,874. With no new deaths on Thursday, the toll remained at 4,633.