A rapid surge in coronavirus cases prompted WHO to declare COVID-19—the disease caused by the virus—a pandemic, which means that nearly every human on Earth (close to 8 billion) is now susceptible to it. The disease has killed, till now, over 4,000 people and infected over 118,000 across 114 countries.
Mottled mettle Left, Beneficiaries of the langar at gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi are to disinfect in warm water after strapping free face masks on; top, a cautionary, incarnadine poster draws stares in Calcutta; below, the traditional ‘Holika dahan’ monster in Mumbai is coronavirus incarnate this year
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