New Covid-19 cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an fell to their lowest in a week, health officials said today, as residents face their eleventh day under strict home confinement, according to AFP.

Zhang Canyou, from China's disease control agency, told state broadcaster CCTV that after several rounds of testing in Xi'an and the impact of the lockdown, they had started to see “some positive changes”.

“We will also make some adjustments to the prevention and control measures in a timely way,” he said.