SHANGHAI (REUTERS) - China registered five new coronavirus cases on Monday (June 1), down from 16 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.

All of the new cases were so-called imported infections from travellers overseas.

The mainland also reported 10 new asymptomatic cases - those who are infected but do not show symptoms - compared with 16 a day earlier.

The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 83,022, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634.