The Government Office has issued a document asking the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) to coordinate with localities to review the number of children orphaned by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The state is about a month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who tracks the virus there

Authorities in China’s Beijing have tightened travel restrictions to the capital city, banning visitors from coronavirus hotspots as they try to keep the highly transmissible Delta variant at bay.