TAJ MAHAL ON ALERT: Notably, domestic and foreign tourists come every day in large numbers to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Keeping the current COVID situation in mind, they will have to undergo a Covid test before their visit.
China has slipped deeper into the coronavirus quagmire as it reported a record 31,444 infections on Thursday with many of its cities, including Beijing, resorting to community lockdowns to stem the virus
Military personnel along with thousands of healthcare workers were sent to Shangai on Monday to conduct Covid-19 tests on all the 26 million residents.
Stock prices in China and Hong Kong sank for a second day following the shutdown on Monday of Shenzhen, a tech and finance hub adjacent to Hong Kong in the south, and Changchun, an auto center in the northeast