‘Big battle lies ahead’: India being overrun by huge COVID surge

India overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of new cases daily, bringing pain, fear and agony amid lockdowns in cities.

India has been overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus cases daily, bringing pain, fear and agony to many lives as lockdowns have been placed in capital New Delhi and other cities. India’s health ministry reported 295,041 new cases on Wednesday with 2,023 deaths, taking total fatalities to 182,553. India has since the start of the pandemic recorded 15.6 million cases, the second-highest behind the United States. Newly reported cases have exceeded 200,000 each day for a week – with people being infected faster than they can be tested.