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epa10557034 Passerby wear face masks amidst the surge in COVID-19 cases, in Chennai, India, 03 April 2023. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data on 02 April 2023, India registered a single day spike of 3,824 COVID-19 cases, the highest rise in the last six months. The Tamil Nadu government has made wearing face masks mandatory at all government hospitals across the state following the surge in COVID-19 cases as a precautionary measure. (KEYSTONE/EPA/IDREES MOHAMMED)