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People wearing protective masks stand outside a railway station amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India. Reuters
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A pedestrian walks past a wall mural thanking frontline workers following restrictions imposed by the state government amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases, in Mumbai. AFP
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The country of almost 1.4 billion people is seeing a crippling surge of infections that are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in hard-hit cities. AP Photo
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Health workers put on personal protective equipment prior to caring for patients at a makeshift Covid-19 quarantine facility set up in a banquet hall in New Delhi, India. Bloomberg
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A patient with breathing problems is wheeled inside a Covid-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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India's makeshift rail carriage hospitals. Courtesy Ministry of Railways
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A patient wears an oxygen mask as she lies inside an ambulance waiting in a queue to enter a Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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People wearing protective masks wait to enter the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station in Mumbai, India. Reuters
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Patients wait inside an ambulance in a queue to enter a Covid-19 hospital amidst the coronavirus disease pandemic, Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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A patient with breathing problems is wheeled inside a Covid-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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People are administered the Covid-19 vaccine in Mumbai, India. AP Photo
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A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a rice mill worker during a coronavirus disease vaccination drive at Bavla village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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Beds with oxygen support are seen at a recently constructed quarantine facility for patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease in Mumbai, India. Reuters
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People wearing protective masks stand outside a railway station amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India. Reuters
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A pedestrian walks past a wall mural thanking frontline workers following restrictions imposed by the state government amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases, in Mumbai. AFP
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The country of almost 1.4 billion people is seeing a crippling surge of infections that are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in hard-hit cities. AP Photo
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Health workers put on personal protective equipment prior to caring for patients at a makeshift Covid-19 quarantine facility set up in a banquet hall in New Delhi, India. Bloomberg
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A patient with breathing problems is wheeled inside a Covid-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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India's makeshift rail carriage hospitals. Courtesy Ministry of Railways
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A patient wears an oxygen mask as she lies inside an ambulance waiting in a queue to enter a Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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People wearing protective masks wait to enter the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station in Mumbai, India. Reuters
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Patients wait inside an ambulance in a queue to enter a Covid-19 hospital amidst the coronavirus disease pandemic, Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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A patient with breathing problems is wheeled inside a Covid-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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People are administered the Covid-19 vaccine in Mumbai, India. AP Photo
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A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a rice mill worker during a coronavirus disease vaccination drive at Bavla village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
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Beds with oxygen support are seen at a recently constructed quarantine facility for patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease in Mumbai, India. Reuters
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People wearing protective masks stand outside a railway station amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India. Reuters
India’s Covid-19 second wave prompts queues of ambulances and full crematoriums
The South Asian nation recently surpassed Brazil to become the second most affected country after the US
Taniya Dutta
15 April, 2021
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