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Published: 22 Apr 2021 06:03 PM BdST
Updated: 22 Apr 2021 06:03 PM BdST A notice about the shortage of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supplies is seen at a vaccination centre, in Mumbai, India, Apr 8, 2021. REUTERS
India s 50 million domestic workers already had it tough. Now the mostly female force of cooks, cleaners and carers must test negative for coronavirus and get vaccinated to keep earning, a crippling new cost of the pandemic. );
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COVID-19 infections have already topped 15 million nationwide, a tally only surpassed by the United States.
Parts of the country, including New Delhi and India s financial capital Mumbai, have imposed lockdowns with health facilities unable to cope with the latest wave of the virus.