India continues to report new COVID-19 death and case records every other day, as its vaccination campaign falters and the central government resists a lockdown.
Many Indian states have imposed strict lockdowns over the past month to stem the surge in infections while others have announced restrictions on public movement and shut down cinemas, restaurants, pubs and shopping malls.
People queue to refill oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients at a gas supplier facility in New Delhi.
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