COVID -19: In pictures, India crosses Spain to become the fifth worst hit nation

A health official takes a swab sample of a bakery worker at a COVID-19 testing centre in an open park after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19, in Srinagar.

Commuters ride bicycles along the Howrah Bridge to go to work after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata.

Crowd is seen at Marine drive since Maharashtra allowed outdoor physical activities, in Mumbai. The worst hit state continues to be Maharashtra with more than 80,000 cases as of last count.

People stand holding umbrellas during monsoon rains amid the coronavirus pandemic in Kochi, Kerala stat. India which surpasses Italy as the sixth worst-hit by the coronavirus caseload is trying to contain the chain of transmission while allowing social and economic activity to resume.

Workers marked a point for following social distance at Jhandewalan temple as religious places will open from 8th June during a nationwide lockdown 5.0, in New Delhi.

A vendor arranges facemasks on mannequins installed outside a retail apparel store after the government eased a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Siliguri. The number of COVID-19 cases in India have been rising every week.

Workers spray disinfection at a Shopping Mall ahead of its reopening on 8th June as per the guidelines of the Government, in Prayagraj. Shopping malls are due to open from June 8th.

Firefighters riding motorbikes spray disinfectant in narrow streets of containment zones as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai.

A worker sprays disinfectant at a mosque ahead of its re-opening, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Bengaluru.

Indian commuters move through a road in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India's cities as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown started despite an upward trend in new infections. Gujarat Reports 510 Coronavirus Cases In Highest Single-Day Spike on JUNE 6th.