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People walk in front of the India Gate as New Delhi restricts the use of private vehicles for a week in a bid to offer residents some respite from the toxic smog choking the megacity. IMAGES
Mumbai, Apr 9 (EFE/EPA).- Migrant workers in big cities such as Delhi and Mumbai headed home Friday as India's overall coronavirus caseload crossed the 13 million mark.According to the federal health ministry, 131,968 new patients tested coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours since Thursday morning.Deaths rose by 780, increasing the toll of 167,642. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI). SHOT LIST: MIGRANT WORKERS WAIT TO RETURN HOME IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Millions of people in India's capital start the week choking through "eye-burning" smog, with schools closed, cars taken off the road and construction halted. IMAGES
One new Russian tech company aims to provide a unique new service helps expecting mothers visualize their developing baby. After getting their tummies scanned with an ultrasound, mothers-to-be can now get that ultrasound data converted into a 3D picture of their as-yet-unborn child, which can then be printed into a full-scale 3D model. A company called Embryo 3D offers the unique service to expecting mothers at their offices in the Russian city of Ufa.
A thick veil of smog has fallen on New Delhi, leading to a health emergency and warnings from authorities for citizens to stay indoors in order to avoid the dangerous haze. Indian farmers usually burn their crop stubble around the beginning of November, which is believed to be the leading cause of the thick smog. The Indian Medical Association has declared a health emergency and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the city has become a "gas chamber"
The pollution in New Delhi hits nearly 30 times the World Health Organization's safe level, prompting doctors to warn of a public health emergency. IMAGES