India now home to world's worst COVID-19 outbreak

A relative of a patient who died of COVID-19, mourns outside a government COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Coronavirus cases in India are surging faster than anywhere else in the world. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A relative mourns outside a government COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad Source: AAP

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As the United States officially relaxes its guidance on mask-wearing for vaccinated residents, the pandemic surges on in India.

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