Overview: China, North Korea, international health regulatons

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month-old COVID-19 lockdown this week, as the number of cases across China fell. Reuters Reuters

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* North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of COVID-19 outbreak weeks ago, media reported, as the isolated country says the virus situation is now under control. read more

** Shanghai will ease COVID-19 testing requirements from June 1 for people who want to enter public areas or use public transport to encourage work resumption and a return to normal life, a city official said. read more

* North Korea reported 100,710 more people showing fever symptoms and one additional death amid the country's first confirmed coronavirus outbreak, state media KCNA said on Monday. read more

* Countries around the world adopted an initial U.S.-led reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations, the United States said. read more

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