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FILE - In this May 28, 2021, file photo, motorists line up to receive Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 at a drive-in vaccination facility in Ahmedabad, India. Starting June 21, 2021, every Indian adult can get a COVID-19 vaccine dose for free that was purchased by the federal government. The policy reversal announced last week ends a complex system of buying vaccines that worsened inequities in accessing vaccines. India is a key global supplier of vaccines and its missteps have left millions of people waiting unprotected. The policy change is likely to address inequality but questions remain and shortages will continue. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
EXPLAINER: How India is changing vaccine plan amid shortages

By Aniruddha Ghosal Jun. 18, 2021 02:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 5, 2021, file photo, a farmer waits for customers at a wholesale market on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. On Monday, June 7, 2021, businesses in two of India’s largest cities, New Delhi and Mumbai, are reopening as part of a phased easing of lockdown measures in several states now that the number of new coronavirus infections in the country is on a steady decline. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
India to provide free vaccines to all in major policy shift

By Sheikh Saaliq Jun. 07, 2021 02:18 AM EDT

A Kashmiri shopkeeper cleans the display of his shop that was opened following a partial relaxation in the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Mukhtar khan)
Indian economy, hit by COVID-19, shrinks by 7.3% in 2020-21

By Krutika Pathi May. 31, 2021 08:51 AM EDT

An Indian woman is administered a dose of Covishield, Serum Institute of India’s version of the AstraZeneca vaccine as others wait their turn in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. India has the second-highest coronavirus caseload after the U.S. with more than 25 million confirmed infections. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Singapore chides Indian politician for false virus claims

May. 19, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

Instructions for COVID-19 patients are seen on a signage in Gujarati next to damaged equipments after a deadly fire at the Welfare Hospital in Bharuch, western India, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The fire in a COVID-19 ward of the hospital killed multiple patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say don't have enough jabs. (AP Photo/Viral Rana)
Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs

By Ashok Sharma Apr. 30, 2021 09:17 PM EDT

A man receives shot of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during mass vaccination in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)
The Latest: Half eligible Californians have at least 1 shot

By The Associated Press Apr. 15, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

A woman gets her swab sample taken to test for COVID-19 at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 15, 2021. India reported more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday, skyrocketing past 14 million overall as an intensifying outbreak puts a grim weight on its fragile health care system. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
India's biggest cities shut down as new virus cases hit 200K

By Ashok Sharma Apr. 15, 2021 12:44 AM EDT

A health worker takes a sample to test for COVID-19 at a market area in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began has crossed 9 million. Nevertheless the country’s new daily cases have seen a steady decline for weeks now and the total number of cases represents 0.6% of India’s 1.3 billion population. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India virus cases pass 9M; capital's hospitals under strain

By Aniruddha Ghosal Nov. 19, 2020 11:03 PM EST

A man wearing a face mask gets off train in Tokyo on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Japan's number of reported coronavirus infections hit a record high Thursday, and the prime minister urged maximum caution but stopped short of calling for restrictions on travel or business. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Asia Today: Samoa leader appeals for calm after COVID case

Nov. 18, 2020 10:57 PM EST

Indian women wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk through a street in the morning in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2020. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Asia Today: S. Korea sees biggest jump in cases since August

Nov. 17, 2020 10:22 PM EST

People play with fireworks during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali where people decorate their homes with lights and burst fireworks. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic, pollution fears

By Sheikh Saaliq And Shonal Ganguly Nov. 14, 2020 10:10 AM EST

Indians throng a market for shopping ahead of Hindu festival Diwali in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. India's tally of coronavirus cases is currently the second largest in the world behind the United States. The government warns that the situation can worsen due to people crowding markets for festival shopping. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
India's festive mood raises fears of surge of coronavirus

By Ashok Sharma And Shonal Ganguly Nov. 13, 2020 01:33 AM EST

Members of disaster relief organization Hope Bridge wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus crouch under desks during a "Shake Out" earthquake drill at their office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: New Delhi cases spike again ahead of Diwali fest

Nov. 12, 2020 12:37 AM EST

Smog envelopes the skyline in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus. Air pollution in parts of New Delhi have climbed to levels around nine times what the World Health Organization considers safe, turning grey winter skies into a putrid yellow and shrouding national monuments. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients

By Sheikh Saaliq Nov. 06, 2020 09:45 AM EST

Pigeons fly behind an anti-smog gun kept at the Central Park in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct.5, 2020. Authorities in New Delhi launched an anti-pollution campaign on Monday in an attempt to curb air pollution levels ahead of winter, when the capital is regularly covered in toxic haze, and warned that filthy air could make the coronavirus pandemic more dangerous. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Indian capital launches campaign to curb toxic air pollution

By Sheikh Saaliq And Aniruddha Ghosal Oct. 05, 2020 06:24 AM EDT

In this Wednesday, June 10, 2020 photo, people bury their relative who died of COVID 19 at a cemetery in New Delhi, India. Two and a half months of nationwide lockdown kept numbers of infections relatively low in India. But with restrictions easing in recent weeks, cases have shot up, raising questions about whether authorities have done enough to avert catastrophe. Half of Delhi’s 8,200 hospital beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients are already full and officials are projecting more than half a million cases in the city alone by July 31. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
'Ticking time bomb:' Lack of beds slows Delhi's virus fight

By Emily Schmall Jun. 11, 2020 03:48 AM EDT

A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. As Indonesia's overall virus caseload continues to rise, the capital city has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some restrictions this week, saying that the spread of the virus in the city of 11 million has slowed after peaking in mid-April. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Asia Today: New Delhi reverses limits on testing, sickbeds

Jun. 08, 2020 11:13 PM EDT

A driver wearing a mask parks his bus after a special trip for government employees during extended lockdown in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, Monday, May 18, 2020. India on Monday saw a slow trickle of people returning outdoors and thin traffic on its roads in some states, a day after the federal government extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown to May 31 but eased many restrictions to restore economic activity. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)
Some traffic returns to roads as India eases virus lockdown

By Sheikh Saaliq And Emily Schmall May. 18, 2020 04:22 AM EDT