Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in an artificial pond during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, November 20, 2020. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A woman wearing a protective face mask exercises at an open-air gym amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at a park in New Delhi, India, November 17, 2020. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





A woman and her son push a hand cart loaded with dried leaves on the outskirts of Srinagar, November 17, 2020. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee lies on the banks of river Ganges she worships the Sun god during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India November 20, 2020. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A man prays inside a shrine after religious places reopened for the public amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India on November 16, 2020. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





People are seen at a crowded market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, November 20, 2020. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, in Noida, India, November 19, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, in Noida, India, November 19, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A man wearing mask offers prayers at the shrine of Makhdoom Ali Mahimi, an ancient Muslim scholar and saint in Mumbai, India, Monday, November 16, 2020. Religious places across the Maharashtra state reopened for devotees on Monday after remaining closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A country of nearly 1.4 billion people, India is the world's second most coronavirus affected country after the United States. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





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





An Indian woman covers her face as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus and walks in a crowded marlet during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Jammu, India, Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





A health worker takes a sample to test for COVID-19 test at a market place in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 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. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Health workers and relatives stand by the funeral pyre of a COVID-19 victim in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A woman puts on a face mask on her daughter at a market place in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Shoppers crowd at a wholesale flower market in Bengaluru, India, Friday, November 20, 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. (Photo by Aijaz Rahi/AP Photo)





A health worker gears up to collect samples to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





An employee sanitizes a Hindu temple in Mumbai, India, Sunday, November 15, 2020. India is second in the world in total reported coronavirus cases behind the U.S., but daily infections have been on the decline since the middle of September. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A Kashmiri villager feeds rice to the domestic fowl on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)