Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, waves to members of the National Cadet Corps, a youth wing of Armed Forces for school and college students, dressed in the colors of the Indian national flag, as he leaves after giving speech to the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort monument on Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, August 15, 2020. India's prime minister said Saturday his country has done well in containing the coronavirus pandemic and announced $1.46 trillion infrastructure projects to boost the sagging economy. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A health worker stands by a wall before taking nasal swab samples to test for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, August 22, 2020. India has the third-highest caseload after the United States and Brazil, and the fourth-highest death toll in the world. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





Workers wearing face masks take a break at a ropeway construction site in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, August 22, 2020. India has the third-highest caseload after the United States and Brazil, and the fourth-highest death toll in the world. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





Muslims wearing protective masks attend Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Srinagar, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





A Hindu priest wearing a protective face mask conducts a puja in front of idols of Hindu God Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, before they can be taken home ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India on August 21, 2020. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





People exercise in a park, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2020. (Photo by Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters)





Women wearing protective face masks buy vegetables in a market, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2020. (Photo by Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters)





Migrant workers, who returned to Delhi from their native state arrive for a rapid antigen test, at a bus terminal, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New Delhi, India, August 17, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A man tries to pick an overturned auto rickshaw on a flooded street during heavy rains in New Delhi, India, August 19, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Children wearing protective face masks sit in the boot of a vehicle as they transport an idol of Hindu god Ganesh to their home on the first day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters)





A devotee wearing a protective mask transports an idol of Hindu god Ganesh to his home on the first day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters)





A relative wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) adjusts his protective face shield before the cremation of a man who died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A woman wades through a water-logged road during rains in Ahmedabad, India, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A woman carries an idol of Hindu god Ganesh to her home on the first day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters)





People wait in a queue give their nasal swab samples to test for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, August 22, 2020. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





A health worker adjusts his protective eyewear before taking swab samples to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Saturday, August 22, 2020. India has the third-highest caseload after the United States and Brazil, and the fourth-highest death toll in the world. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A volunteer immerses a clay idol of Hindu elephant-headed deity Ganesh in an artificial tank in Mumbai on August 23, 2020. India's much-loved Ganesha festival opened to a muted reception on August 22 as tough COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions prevented devotees from holding grand celebrations and carrying out traditional rituals to honour the Hindu elephant god. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





People wearing face mask carry materials for delivery on a transport rickshaw in Kolkata, India, Saturday, August 22, 2020. India now has the fourth most fatalities behind the United States, Brazil and Mexico. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





A man wearing a face masks walks past an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha during reimposed weekend lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu, India Saturday, August 22, 2020. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)