Men wearing protective suits place a white cloth over the body their relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before his cremation on the banks of the river Ganges at Garhmukteshwar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Urns containing ashes after final rites of people including those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) await immersion due to lockdown, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A woman cries during the cremation of her husband, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands next to a burning funeral pyre of a relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before his cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

People place the body of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on a pyre before his cremation on the banks of the river Ganges at Garhmukteshwar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A man reacts before the cremation of his relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the banks of the river Ganges at Garhmukteshwar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A man receives oxygen support for free at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

People receive oxygen support for free at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A man wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands next to a body of his relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before his cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Workers load empty oxygen cylinders onto a supply truck for refilling, at the Medical College and Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

Manisha Bashu presses the chest of her father, who is suffering from breathing problem, after he felt unconscious while receiving oxygen support for free at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Men wearing protective suits stand next to the body of their relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before her cremation at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Wife of Nanhe Pal, 52, cries as she pleads for oxygen support for her husband, who is suffering from breathing problem at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A volunteer walks in between burning pyres of persons who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar 

People carry a body of a man, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Lilaben Gautambhai Modi, 80, wearing an oxygen mask, sits inside an ambulance as she waits to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave 

Volunteers and relatives prepare to cremate the bodies of persons who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Relatives cremate the bodies of persons who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar 

Pranav Mishra, 19, reacts next to the body of his mother Mamta Mishra, 45, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before her cremation at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Volunteers stand next to burning pyres of persons who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

The body of a person, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), lies on a funeral pyre during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A general view of the mass cremation of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a crematorium in New Delhi, India May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives treatment inside the casualty ward at a hospital in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A man suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is comforted by his daughter as he receives treatment inside the casualty ward at a hospital in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man runs past the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man tries to lift a woman that fainted after seeing the body of a relative who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receive treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Aanchal Sharma cries over the body of her husband, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), inside an ambulance at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A mass cremation of victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 22, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receive treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Relatives of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) collect ashes at the spot where he was cremated, as part of a ritual at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Flower garlands, fruits and a pair of sandals of a woman who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), are placed by her relatives on the spot where she was cremated, as part of a ritual at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A medical worker tends to a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inside the ICU ward at Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Abhishek Bhardwaj stands after cremating his mother, who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A general view of the mass cremation of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A woman is consoled after her mother died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Gayesh Ansari, looks at the body of his 8 months pregnant wife, Gulshan Ansari as he lowers her body into a grave after she died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a graveyard in Mumbai, India April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas 

Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry wood to prepare a funeral pyre for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man carrying wood walks past the funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A mass cremation of people, who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 28, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A man walks past the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A man wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) runs past the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks past the funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Women mourn the death of a family member, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People cremate the bodies of victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A boy reacts next to the body of his father, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wait to get admitted outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People cremate the body of a victim of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui REFILE - CORRECTING DATE 

Manoj Kumar sits next to his mother, Vidhya Devi, who was suffering from a breathing problem as she receives oxygen support for free inside her car at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, April 24, 2021. Picture taken April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carries a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People bring the bodies of the victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gets stuck as he is rushed inside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

People bring the body of a victim who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A woman takes care of her husband who is suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as he waits to get admitted outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) get treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Relatives wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) mourn a man, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his funeral at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A mass cremation of victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 22, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui