Beijing reports 50 new symptomatic COVID cases, 5 asymptomatic cases for May 18

SHANGHAI, May 19 (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing reported 50 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 18, down from 52 a day earlier, state media reported on Thursday.

The city also reported five asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 for May 18, down from 17 a day earlier. (Reporting by Zhang Yan, Wang Jing and Brenda Goh; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)