1 Funeral pyres of people who died due to the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi. India is reporting more than 300,000 corona cases a day, a record.

2 Two corona patients to a bed in Lok Nayak Hospital, one of the premier hospitals in Delhi. The healthcare system is at breaking point amid the unending rush of patients.

3 A mother grieves the death of her husband with her children outside a corona ward. Scenes like these are playing out across the country.

4 A long line of ambulances with Covid patients. Hospitals have run out of beds and in many cases are left with just a few hours of oxygen. Essential medicines are hard to get and social media is filled with pleas of help from not just the comman man, but even from the privileged and hospitals.

India is in the grip of an unprecedented crisis. Hope it emerges out of it soon and stronger.

All images © Danish Siddique (Reuters)