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NEW DELHI â New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown April 19 night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capitalâs health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases.
In scenes familiar from surges elsewhere, ambulances catapulted from one hospital to another, trying to find an empty bed over the weekend, while patients lined up outside of medical facilities waiting to be let in. Ambulances also idled outside of crematoriums, carrying half a dozen dead bodies each.
âPeople keep arriving, in an almost collapsing situation,â said Dr. Suresh Kumar, who heads Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, one of New Delhiâs largest hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients.
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India s capital to lock down amid explosive virus surge
AIJAZ HUSSAIN and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL, Associated Press
April 19, 2021
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1of24A health worker takes a mouth swab sample of a man to test for COVID-19 as others wait their turn to get tested at a hospital in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 19, 2021.Mahesh Kumar A./APShow MoreShow Less
2of24Health workers carry a body of a person who died of COVID-19 for cremation, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 19, 2021. New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases.Manish Swarup/APShow MoreShow Less
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