The Indian government has opened what it says will be the world's largest temporary coronavirus treatment centre in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, the nation recorded yet another biggest single-day rise, with more than 17,000 new cases, making it the fourth worst-hit country in the world.
Al Jazeera's Elizabeth Puranam reports.
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