China says Covid cases and deaths 'trending downwards'

In its latest weekly update, the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the nation's current wave of COVID-19 infections is nearing an end. 

As per the China CDC, infections during the Lunar New Year holidays saw no significant rebound. In a report dated last week, officials also reported that the cases as well as the deaths were "trending downwards".

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Japan, however, said it will continue to monitor the situation in China.

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Reuters reports that talking to the press, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said his country will deal "flexibly" with border control measures.

This comes just a day after the Chinese embassy in Japan announced that it will resume issuing visas for Japanese citizens travelling to China.

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The nation had previously toughened its Covid border rules for travellers from China and had stopped issuing general visas to Japanese travelling to the country.

(With inputs from agencies)

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