Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of 14 persons in a major fire in Dhanbad's Ashirwad Tower Apartment.
Since China abandoned its zero-COVID policy, its domestic challenges have increased, youth unemployment is high, the economy is slowing down, and COVID infections and deaths have accelerated.
The COVID outbreak in Tibet started on August 7, 2022, and it was followed by sudden lockdowns. China as a result of the outbreak barred journalists and other observers from entering Tibet in order to assess the gravity of the situation there and to learn more about it.
While the rest of the globe is recovering from the Covid outbreak, Tibetans continue to struggle for access to basic services rather than having the time to heal.
A senior WHO official, as quoted by The Hong Kong Post, had said: "China's COVID data is not giving an accurate picture of the situation there and it under-represents the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the disease."
The impact of the intense cold wave has got worse in Afghanistan as it has claimed the lives of more than 175 people, Khaama Press reported on Wednesday.
The acute shortage of natural gas has worked as fuel to the Chinese who are already angry with the government because of the pandemic. These reactions spilt over into caustic complaints on social media.
According to the Canadian website, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) revealed that the death toll had reached 50,135 in Canada since the pandemic emerged the country.