Bharat Express

China Lockdown

According to a PTI report on Wednesday, two cases have been reported from Gujarat, while one case has been reported from Odisha. Despite the discovery of three cases of this variant in India, there has been no overall increase in Covid cases in the country.

Following widespread rallies asking for an end to lockdowns and more political freedom, China’s top Covid official and many localities have hinted at a potential relaxation of the nation’s stringent zero-tolerance stance to the virus. Protests have been held in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou in response to anger at China’s zero-Covid policy, …

As authorities combat several COVID-19 flare-ups around the nation, China’s Guangzhou has closed down its largest district and Beijing’s schools have switched to online instruction. A five-day lockdown was ordered for Guangzhou, a southern city of over 19 million people, on Monday. Dining-in services were also halted, while nightclubs and theatres in the central business …