Indian’s capital New Delhi announced a complete lockdown beginning on Monday night as shortage of hospital beds and oxygen supplies affect the entire country. The lockdown is scheduled to last one week. The city also announced that millions of pilgrims who attended the Hindu festival, the Kumbh Mela, quarantine for two weeks upon return to the city. India has recorded over 15 million cases of the coronavirus, the second largest number globally, behind the United States.
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