Medics tend to a man with breathing problems inside a COVID-19 ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

Jagdish Singh, 57, a man experiencing breathing problems, sits inside an ambulance waiting to enter a government-run hospital for treatment, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

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.

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.

Relatives react as healthcare workers pull a stretcher carrying the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mortuary in Ahmedabad, India, May 8, 2021.

Cryogenic tankers carrying liquid oxygen are seen onboard an Oxygen Express Train after reaching a railway station, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New Delhi, India, May 10, 2021.

Geetika, 45, who is suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), gestures as a Syringe Infusion Pump, donated by France is seen next to her bed, inside the emergency room of Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, India, May 7, 2021.

Ashish Kashyap and Naman Sharma, volunteers of Shri Devouthan Sewa Samiti, a non-profit organisation, carry the bags containing unclaimed ashes of victims who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on a cart at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 9, 2021. Picture taken May 9, 2021.

A man wheels the body of his relative who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

A medic tends to Bhagirath Singh, 77, who is experiencing breathing problems, inside an emergency ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

A man weeps as his mother is being treated inside a COVID-19 intensive care unit of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

A man stands next to the body of his wife, who died due to breathing difficulties, inside an emergency ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

Ashish Kashyap and Naman Sharma, volunteers of Shri Devouthan Sewa Samiti, a non-profit organisation, collect unclaimed ashes of victims who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 9, 2021.

A woman reacts as a healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a government-run hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in Kolkata, India, May 6, 2021.

A man experiencing breathing problems lies on a stretcher as he waits for treatment inside an emergency ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

A healthcare worker walks past oxygen cylinders outside a COVID-19 intensive care unit of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

A man mourns after his father died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a mortuary of a COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India, May 8, 2021.

A man speaks on the phone as a doctor tries to revive his wife inside an emergency ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

A couple mourns as they stand next to the funeral pyre of a relative who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 10, 2021.

Municipal worker Mohan, 39, cremates the body a man who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 10, 2021.

Relatives help Jagdish Singh, 57, out of an ambulance outside a government-run hospital to receive treatment, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021.

Unclaimed ashes of victims who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), are seen at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 9, 2021. Picture taken May 9, 2021.

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.

A man is attended by his relatives as he 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.