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A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided at a Sikh temple in Ghaziabad. AFP
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People watch the funeral pyres of those who died with Covid-19 at Sahudangi Crematorium. AFP
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A medical worker prepares to administer a Covaxin Covid-19 shot at a vaccination centre in New Delhi. A new wave of the pandemic has totally overwhelmed India's healthcare services and has caused crematoriums to operate day and night as the number of victims continues to spiral out of control. Getty
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Workers at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv load medical aid to be flown from Israel to India. Reuters
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People queue to receive Covid-19 vaccinations in New Delhi. Getty
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Relatives at a cremation ground in Allahabad mourn a loved one who died with Covid-19. AFP
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Relatives bury the body of a Covid-19 victim at a graveyard in New Delhi. India's official count of coronavirus cases passed 20 million on Tuesday, nearly doubling in the past three months. Deaths have passed 220,000. The true figures are believed to be much higher. AP
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A patient collapses outside a Sikh temple providing free medical oxygen to patients in Ghaziabad. AFP
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A family member carries a patient breathing with the help of oxygen under a roadside tent in Ghaziabad. AFP
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People queue up to get inoculated with a dose of India's Covishield vaccine in Mumbai. AFP
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A medical worker inoculates a woman with a dose of the Covishield vaccine at a hospital in Amritsar. AFP
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Technicians monitor medical oxygen refilling lines at a supply plant in Ahmedabad, as the demand for medical oxygen increases amid the pandemic. AFP
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A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided at a Sikh temple in Ghaziabad. AFP
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People watch the funeral pyres of those who died with Covid-19 at Sahudangi Crematorium. AFP
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A medical worker prepares to administer a Covaxin Covid-19 shot at a vaccination centre in New Delhi. A new wave of the pandemic has totally overwhelmed India's healthcare services and has caused crematoriums to operate day and night as the number of victims continues to spiral out of control. Getty
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Workers at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv load medical aid to be flown from Israel to India. Reuters
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People queue to receive Covid-19 vaccinations in New Delhi. Getty
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Relatives at a cremation ground in Allahabad mourn a loved one who died with Covid-19. AFP
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Relatives bury the body of a Covid-19 victim at a graveyard in New Delhi. India's official count of coronavirus cases passed 20 million on Tuesday, nearly doubling in the past three months. Deaths have passed 220,000. The true figures are believed to be much higher. AP
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A patient collapses outside a Sikh temple providing free medical oxygen to patients in Ghaziabad. AFP
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A family member carries a patient breathing with the help of oxygen under a roadside tent in Ghaziabad. AFP
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People queue up to get inoculated with a dose of India's Covishield vaccine in Mumbai. AFP
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A medical worker inoculates a woman with a dose of the Covishield vaccine at a hospital in Amritsar. AFP
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Technicians monitor medical oxygen refilling lines at a supply plant in Ahmedabad, as the demand for medical oxygen increases amid the pandemic. AFP
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A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided at a Sikh temple in Ghaziabad. AFP
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