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India's capital to lock down amid devastating coronavirus surge

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NEW DELHI - New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital's health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit.In scenes familiar from surges elsewhere, ambulances catapulted from one hospital to another, trying to find an empty bed over the weekend, while patients lined up outside waiting to be let in.

Ambulances also idled outside of crematoriums, carrying half a dozen dead bodies each."People keep arriving, in an almost collapsing situation," said Dr.

Suresh Kumar, who heads Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, one of New Delhi's largest hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients.Most desperately need oxygen, Kumar said.

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