BEIJING – Russia reported its highest one-day jump in new coronavirus infections as some other countries and U.S.
states where numbers of cases are stabilizing allowed businesses and public activities to reopen. China, where the pandemic began in December, reported a single new infection Saturday, extending a steady decline in confirmed cases.
The country has allowed factories and some other businesses to resume work, along with some tourist spots for this weekend’s May Day holiday.
South Korea reported six new cases on Saturday, none of them in the hard-hit city of Daegu in the southeast. Authorities are easing anti-virus controls and shifting emphasis to reducing the economic shock.