Workers in Shanghai wearing protective gears. AFP/File.COVID variant, Omicron, brings forth highest caseloads since the early days of pandemic.Phased lockdown to be implemented.While many cities in China have gone into a full lockdown, Shanghai has resisted till now.Shanghai will launch a phased lockdown to curb an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China with its…Continue Reading

Delhi may impose weekend curfew to tackle COVID-19 surge

The Delhi govt will be imposing a weekend curfew in the state starting from this week amid rising Covid-19 cases. With the positivity rate above 5% for two straight days, Delhi may see ‘red alert’ restrictions under the colour-coded Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). These include a total curfew barring essential services, a shutdown of…Continue Reading