• There were 3,517,345 confirmed cases (81,454 new) globally, and 243,401 people (3,797 new) have lost their lives by 10:00 CEST May 5.
• The Chinese mainland reported two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC) May 6. And both were imported cases, bringing the total number of its kind to 1,678. Also, on Tuesday, twenty new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland.
• Xinhua reported that a Chinese health official said Tuesday that people need to pay attention to personal protection as the country embraces a peak of returning trips at the end of the five-day Labor Day holiday.
• From May 1 to 5, Chinese tourists took 100 million domestic trips in the first four days, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Xinhua reported that a Chinese health official said Tuesday that people need to pay attention to personal protection as the country embraces a peak of returning trips at the end of the five-day Labor Day holiday. People also need to keep an eye on their physical condition, keep a proper distance and reduce the gatherings, noted Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission, at a press conference in Beijing. This year's Labor Day holiday runs from May 1 to 5, and Chinese tourists took 100 million domestic trips in the first four days, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Tourists have their body temperature measured before entering the Hongyadong scenic area in southwest China's Chongqing, May 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

There were 3,517,345 confirmed cases (81,454 new) globally, and 243,401 people (3,797 new) have lost their lives by 10:00 CEST May 5, according to the daily COVID-19 situation report released by the World Health Organization.

The Chinese mainland reported two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC) May 6. And both were imported cases, bringing the total number of its kind to 1,678. Also, on Tuesday, twenty new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland, while no one was confirmed of being infected with the virus, and 64 were discharged from medical observation, according to the NHC. A total of 903 asymptomatic-infected patients were still under medical observation. The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,883 by the end of Tuesday, including 339 patients who were still being treated, altogether 77,911 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,633 people who died of the disease.

By Tuesday, 1,040 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 45 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 438 in Taiwan including six deaths. A total of 920 patients in Hong Kong, 39 in Macao, and 334 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospital after recovery.