Indian government school teachers check their names after they were assigned to conduct survey in residential areas of New Delhi, India, Saturday, June 27, 2020. A massive survey to take down health details of New Delhi's entire population of 28 millions and test everyone with symptoms for Covid-19 started Saturday. Teams comprising of health workers and other government officials, including teachers went from home to home to conduct the survey, that is trying to screen everyone by July 6, as Delhi has become the worst hit city in India. - AP
NEW DELHIi, June 27, 2020 (AFP): Staff at the luxury Suryaa hotel used to wear bright saris as they welcomed guests. Now they must don medical suits and handle gurneys as New Delhi desperately prepares for a predicted surge in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks.
The pandemic is still raging in India with more than half a million cases. The capital, home to 25 million people, is the country's worst-hit city -- its hospitals at breaking point and authorities reaching deep to confront the crisis.
