FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks exit a subway station during a rainy day, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

BEIJING: China's National Health Commission reported 14 new confirmed coronavirus cases on May 9, the highest number since Apr 28 and up from only one case a day earlier, according to data published on Sunday (May 10).