China's Beijing reports 14 new symptomatic coronavirus cases, 1 asymptomatic case for May 31

FILE PHOTO: People pass by a poster encouraging elderly people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in Beijing

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing reported 14 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on May 31, down from 16 a day earlier, the local government said on Wednesday.

Asymptomatic cases fell to one from two the previous day, it said.

(Reporting by Wang Jing and David Stanway; Editing by Christopher Cushing)