"In the pre-pandemic year 2019, extreme poverty was as low as 0.8%, and food transfers were critical in ensuring that it maintained at that low level in the pandemic year 2020," the research stated.
The Chinese hackers were attempting to obtain information on important infrastructure systems, according to the intelligence firm Recorded Future.
The XE coronavirus, a sub-variant of Omicron, is suspected of infecting a patient in Mumbai. There is no evidence that it is more harmful than other variations so far.