The authorities in Sichuan province conducted an online survey where 158,500 people participated and 63 per cent said their PCR or antigen test results came back positive. The province has a population of approximately 83 million.
China's Zhejiang province, a manufacturing hub is recording around a million new COVID-19 cases in a single day and the situation has sparked concerns among people regarding its impact on supply chains, Nikkei Asia reported.
As covid cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on Monday.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday pointed out disparities between the number of cases with Supreme Court lawyers, amid concerns around pendency.
In wake of rising cases of Covid in several countries, mock drills will be conducted at all Covid hospitals throughout the country, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, China on Monday announced to stop the coronavirus quarantine rule for inbound travellers from January 8.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are likely to communicate via video link his week, Russian state news agency TASS said on Monday, without giving details of the timing or format.
Amid the continuing global surge in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi government on Monday directed all public hospitals in the national capital to ramp up preparations and augment supplies in anticipation of rising infections in the coming days.
Police Station Jajmau has taken action against 5 people including SP MLA from Kanpur Irfan Solanki and his brother Rizwan Solanki under the Gangster Act for committing crimes by forming an organized gang.