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    COVID-19: India goes silent as 1.3 billion told to stay home

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    COVID-19: India goes silent as 1.3 billion told to stay home

    India goes under nationwide lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus


    Published:  March 25, 2020 14:30 Compiled by Balaram Menon

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    This combination of aerial photos shows deserted roads in New Delhi during the first day of a 21-day government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus Image Credit: AFP
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    General view of the deserted Bandra-–Worli Sea Link during the lockdown, in Mumbai. The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic from spreading and overwhelming its fragile health care system as it has done elsewhere. Image Credit: AFP
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    Police personnel stand guard at Bara Imambara during the lockdown, in Lucknow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a total lockdown of the country in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. Image Credit: ANI
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    Roads wear deserted look amid the lockdown against coronavirus, in Agra Image Credit: ANI
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    A view of the parked buses at Bus Depot amid lockdown, in Bengaluru Image Credit: ANI
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    A plainclothe policeman wields his baton against a man as a punishment for breaking the lockdown rules, in Kolkata Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard on a deserted street during lockdown in Srinagar Image Credit: AP
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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a cabinet meeting as ministers maintain social distancing in the wake of coronavirus pandemic Image Credit: PTI
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    Police punish violators amid lockdown in the state in wake of coronavirus, in Bhopal Image Credit: ANI
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    An aerial view of a deserted city street during the lockdown, in Jabalpur Image Credit: PTI
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    Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station wears the deserted look amid the lockdown Image Credit: ANI
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    A view of the deserted Hazra crossing near the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during lockdown, in Kolkata Image Credit: PTI
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    Aeroplanes halt on runways at the airport as all domestic and international flights were cancelled due to the 21-day nationwide lockdown, in Chennai Image Credit: PTI
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    A vegetbale market bustling with activity during a nationwide lockdown, in Mathura Image Credit: PTI
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    A banner informing devotees that the temple is shut as a safety measure is displayed outside a Hindu temple in Dharmsala, during the lockdown Image Credit: AP
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    A deserted view of General post office during the lockdown, in Kolkata Image Credit: ANI
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    Armed security personnel stand guard at Charminar during the lockdown, in Hyderabad Image Credit: ANI
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    Deserted Telegu Talli flyover during the complete lockdown, in Hyderabad Image Credit: PTI
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    A security man stands guard at a deserted railway station in Prayagraj Image Credit: AP
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    Deserted city roads during complete lockdown, in Coimbatore Image Credit: PTI
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    Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Train Terminus wears a deserted look in Mumbai Image Credit: AP
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    Social distancing was seen as people standing in a queue outside a medical store at Bengali Market in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI
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    Empty fishing boats are anchored in the waters of Vembanad Lake during the nationwide lockdown, in Kochi Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Police personnel punish offenders flouting lockdown guidelines, at Chakeri area of Kanpur Image Credit: PTI
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    Birds gather on the Chowpatty beach during the first day of a 21-day government-imposed nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai Image Credit: AFP
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    A woman walks along a near-empty street during the lockdown, in New Delhi Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Kanaka Durga temple looks deserted during the lockdown, in Vijayawada Image Credit: ANI
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    Indian paramilitary personnel stand on a deserted road during a complete lockdown, in Gauhati Image Credit: AP
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    Dabbawalas celebrate Gudhi Padwa while maintaining social distancing, during a nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai Image Credit: PTI
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    A worker sprays disinfectants on a road during the nationwide lockdown, in Kolkata Image Credit: PTI
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    People rush late Tuesday night to buy food material after PM Modi's announcement of lockdown, in Patna Image Credit: ANI
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    Pigeons fly at a deserted Gateway of India monument in Mumbai Image Credit: AP
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    Police officers stop vehicles and check their papers on a highway during the lockdown, in Kochi Image Credit: REUTERS
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    People walk on a deserted road duringthe lockdown, in Shimla Image Credit: ANI
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    A policeman, left and a civil defense person, second left, make people perform sit ups while holding their ear lobes, as a punishment for stepping out without a valid reason during the lockdown, in Ahmedabad Image Credit: AP
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    Migrant workers and their families board a truck to return to their villages after India declared a day nationwide lockdown, in Ahmedabad Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A traffic person raises his baton at a commuter, who defied curfew during a nationwide lockdown, in Guwahati Image Credit: PTI
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    General view of a deserted road during the lockdown, in Mumbai Image Credit: AFP
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    A view of the deserted road during complete lockdown, in Srinagar Image Credit: ANI
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    Police personnel check communters, who defied curfew during a nationwide lockdown, in Agartala Image Credit: PTI
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    A deserted street is seen outside the closed New Delhi Railway station during the nationwide lockdown Image Credit: AFP
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    CRPF personnel stand guard on a deserted road during complete lockdown, in Srinagar Image Credit: ANI
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    People make their way on a deserted street during a government-imposed lockdown, in Siliguri Image Credit: AFP
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    Policemen issue a fine to a motorist at a roadblock during the nationwide lockdown at Delhi-Haryana border in Faridabad Image Credit: AFP
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    People buy essential commodities in a grocery shop in Gauhati amid the nationwide lockdown Image Credit: AP
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    Security personnel stand guard outside Ranchi Railway station during the lockdown Image Credit: ANI
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    A plainclothe policeman wields his baton against a man as a punishment for breaking the lockdown rules, in Kolkata Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A kite flies over deserted roundabout during the lockdown, in New Delhi Image Credit: AFP

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