'Tsunami' of COVID cases puts India's hospitals on the brink. #India #Coronavirus #Vaccine #DWNews

"This week has marked a series of grim Covid milestones for India. It was this week the country once again outstripped Brazil to become the second-worst affected globally, with a total of over 13.68m cases. Each day has brought a new record for new infections; on Tuesday, the figure was 161,736. Active cases also hit a new high, while deaths continued to escalate to a total of over 171,000." Read more.

The video below for Ugadi celebrations in Kurnool and pictures published by The Guardian on 14 April 2021 indicates that in the religious festivals and political rallies, no COVID-19 protocol had been followed.