Covid BF7 Variant LIVE updates: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted the government, and said that it was scared of the truth, and was therefore finding excuses to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Meanwhile, months after Shanghai endured a brutal lockdown to stop the spread of Covid, the virus is starting to make its way virtually unchecked through the megacity’s 25 million-strong population. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of infected patients, pharmacies are turning customers away empty-handed, businesses are shutting because staff are off sick, most schools have closed and usage of public transport is plummeting. Stay with TOI for the latest developments —