what does the continue command do in python code example

Example 1: python continue

for i in range(10):
  if i == 3: # skips if i is 3
    continue
  print(i)

Example 2: python continue

nums = [7,3,-1,8,-9]
positive_nums = []

for num in nums:
    if num < 0: #skips to the next iteration
        continue
    positive_nums.append(num)
        
print(positive_nums) # 7,3,8