A health worker collects swab sample of a metro worker for COVID-19 testing in Mumbai, India, Feb. 25, 2021. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 11,046,914 on Thursday as 16,738 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 156,705 as 138 COVID-19 patients died since Wednesday morning. (Photos: Xinhua)

Metro workers wait in line for nucleic acid tests in Mumbai, India, Feb. 25, 2021. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 11,046,914 on Thursday as 16,738 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 156,705 as 138 COVID-19 patients died since Wednesday morning.

A health worker collects swab sample of a metro worker for COVID-19 testing in Mumbai, India, Feb. 25, 2021. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 11,046,914 on Thursday as 16,738 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 156,705 as 138 COVID-19 patients died since Wednesday morning.