India's capital Delhi is battling one of its worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus
More than 1,000 cases of the illness have been registered in the city.
Local media have reported that 10 people in the city have also died of chikungunya-related complications, although this is yet to be officially confirmed. The illness is largely non-lethal although the WHO says that in older people it can contribute to the cause of death.
India's health minister JP Nadda told reporters that the government was investigating to see if the virus could be linked to the deaths, as many of those who died were already suffering from other illnesses such as kidney disease and high blood pressure.
The larger problem, however, seems to be the effect the debilitating nature of the virus is having on the population of the city.
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