The pace of COVID-19 spread appears to be slowing in some of Asia's recent hot spots, including Hong Kong, where cases are at their lowest level in a month.

Hong Kong cases decline

Hong Kong, battling a COVID wave that has led to a surge in deaths in unvaccinated older people, today reported 10,405 new cases and 192 more deaths, according to the Centre for Health Protection. The number of daily cases has been declining since about the second week of March.

The government today said city services will begin resuming on Apr 1, with a goal of departments being at full service by Apr 21.

China today reported 4,789 new cases, of which 3,489 were asymptomatic infections, according to the country's National Health Commission. The proportion of asymptomatic cases seems to be increasing, with about 45% of them today from Shanghai, where health officials have been doing intensive mass testing of neighborhoods and districts.

Meanwhile, in Beijing, the organizers of an auto show slated for late April have postponed the event due to China's spike in COVID activity, according to Reuters.

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