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Health care workers move an oxygen cylinder on a stretcher at Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi, India.

Oxygen Express trains deliver supplies as India hit by covid-19 surge

26 April 2021

Newly conceived "Oxygen Express" trains are re-routing supplies across India to meet a severe shortage of medical-grade oxygen, as the country’s coronavirus cases hit a record peak for the fifth day in a row
Hindu devotees perform prayers observing Navaratri festival at a temple in Amritsar, India

India sees record surges in cases due to coronavirus variants

13 April 2021

India's daily coronavirus cases are currently the highest in the world, with modelling suggesting the country's total tally could be close to 450 million

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