India rises to Coronavirus challenge

Faced with an unprecedented challenge India gears up to check spread of COVID-19

Published: April 06, 2020 13:07 Compiled by Nilanjana Javed, Digital Content Editor

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A homeless man wearing a protective mask sleeps as a civil defence member stands by his side inside a sports complex turned into a shelter, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the COVID-19, in New Delhi. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Members of Fire and Emergency Services decontaminate a road using boom sprayers to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A cleaner walks in the Marine Drive area during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Mumbai, India. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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A man cleans up a street in the Colaba area during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Mumbai. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Residents sanitize their locality as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 corona in Gauhati. Image Credit: AP

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A confectioner applies finishing touches to a replica of coronavirus made out of sweets at a confectionary workshop in Kolkata. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A security guard sanitizes the hands of a police officer after a person from their apartment complex was found to be COVID-19 positive, in Gauhati. Image Credit: AP

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Customers wearing protective face masks shop for fruit at a market during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Mumbai. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Migrant workers and homeless people rest inside a sports complex turned into a shelter in New Delhi. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Medical staff members hold placards as they stand outside a hospital to show solidarity with people who are affected by COVID-19 and with doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers from all over the world in Kolkata. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A man sprays disinfectant on a fishing boat during a countrywide lockdown in Mumbai. Image Credit: AP

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