Shoppers shrug off pandemic, pollution ahead of India's biggest festival

New Delhi (AFP) Nov 12, 2020

Crowds packed New Delhi markets on Thursday ahead of India's biggest holiday of the year, shrugging off record coronavirus cases and toxic smog in the capital. Shoppers looking for food and last-minute gifts before the Diwali festival of lights said they were fed up with being cooped up, no matter the deadly threats around them. New Delhi recorded 8,600 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, t