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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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Copy of 730659-01-08-1585129176843 — 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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Copy of 730673-01-08-1585129170306 — 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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Copy of 20200324252L-1585129267815 — 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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Copy of 20200324312L-1585129230544 — Roads wear deserted look amid the lockdown against coronavirus, in Agra Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200324258L-1585129227440 — A view of the parked buses at Bus Depot amid lockdown, in Bengaluru Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 2020-03-25T074035Z_623370368_RC2VQF9MIM34_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA-POLICE-1585129165286 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_Kashmir_55531.jpg-10d9d-1585129180308 — Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard on a deserted street during lockdown in Srinagar Image Credit: AP

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Copy of PTI25-03-2020_000048B-1585129309876 — 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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Copy of 20200324301L-1585129245336 — Police punish violators amid lockdown in the state in wake of coronavirus, in Bhopal Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI24-03-2020_000311B-1585129270790 — An aerial view of a deserted city street during the lockdown, in Jabalpur Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200324226L-1585129225116 — Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station wears the deserted look amid the lockdown Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI24-03-2020_000178B-1585129289445 — 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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Copy of PTI25-03-2020_000061B-1585129283197 — 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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Copy of PTI25-03-2020_000058B-1585129303811 — A vegetbale market bustling with activity during a nationwide lockdown, in Mathura Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_83645.jpg-e876b-1585129196976 — 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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Copy of 20200324309L-1585129234185 — A deserted view of General post office during the lockdown, in Kolkata Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200324254L-1585129263637 — Armed security personnel stand guard at Charminar during the lockdown, in Hyderabad Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI24-03-2020_000345B-1585129255048 — Deserted Telegu Talli flyover during the complete lockdown, in Hyderabad Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_87960.jpg-68ee4-1585129260341 — A security man stands guard at a deserted railway station in Prayagraj Image Credit: AP

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Copy of PTI24-03-2020_000371B-1585129215593 — Deserted city roads during complete lockdown, in Coimbatore Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_74072.jpg-21581-1585129249403 — Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Train Terminus wears a deserted look in Mumbai Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 20200325003L-1585129298205 — 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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Copy of 2020-03-25T054343Z_1951500063_RC2TQF9LLHS5_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOUTHASIA-1585129200059 — Empty fishing boats are anchored in the waters of Vembanad Lake during the nationwide lockdown, in Kochi Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of PTI24-03-2020_000346B-1585129252290 — Police personnel punish offenders flouting lockdown guidelines, at Chakeri area of Kanpur Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 730701-01-08-1585129300918 — 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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Copy of 2020-03-25T042741Z_1598112608_RC2SQF9WJRCM_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOUTHASIA-1585129203960 — A woman walks along a near-empty street during the lockdown, in New Delhi Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 20200324132L-1585129274170 — Kanaka Durga temple looks deserted during the lockdown, in Vijayawada Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_37204.jpg-9a3f8-1585129220027 — Indian paramilitary personnel stand on a deserted road during a complete lockdown, in Gauhati Image Credit: AP

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Copy of PTI25-03-2020_000041B-1585129186406 — Dabbawalas celebrate Gudhi Padwa while maintaining social distancing, during a nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of PTI25-03-2020_000044B-1585129183264 — A worker sprays disinfectants on a road during the nationwide lockdown, in Kolkata Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200324319L-1585129222135 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_25957.jpg-f4c3f~1-1585129238058 — Pigeons fly at a deserted Gateway of India monument in Mumbai Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-25T053220Z_795240709_RC2TQF9TEXGZ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA-OUTSOURCING-1585129207373 — Police officers stop vehicles and check their papers on a highway during the lockdown, in Kochi Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 20200324289L-1585129256770 — People walk on a deserted road duringthe lockdown, in Shimla Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of APTOPIX_Virus_Outbreak_India_60317.jpg-b0c96-1585129241203 — 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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Copy of 2020-03-25T065244Z_1474785530_RC2UQF9O5HTB_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA-WORKERS-1585129193200 — 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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Copy of PTI25-03-2020_000037B-1585129189555 — 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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Copy of 730677-01-08-1585129168199 — General view of a deserted road during the lockdown, in Mumbai Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 20200325005L-1585129280449 — A view of the deserted road during complete lockdown, in Srinagar Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI25-03-2020_000051B-1585129306962 — Police personnel check communters, who defied curfew during a nationwide lockdown, in Agartala Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 730636-01-08-1585129173256 — A deserted street is seen outside the closed New Delhi Railway station during the nationwide lockdown Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 20200325008L-1585129292144 — CRPF personnel stand guard on a deserted road during complete lockdown, in Srinagar Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 726871-01-08-1585129277753 — People make their way on a deserted street during a government-imposed lockdown, in Siliguri Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 730780-01-08-1585129294627 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_09533.jpg-e71e5-1585129212545 — People buy essential commodities in a grocery shop in Gauhati amid the nationwide lockdown Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 20200324172L-1585129286513 — Security personnel stand guard outside Ranchi Railway station during the lockdown Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 2020-03-25T074431Z_674165476_RC2VQF922JSU_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA-POLICE-1585129160635 — 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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Copy of 730692-01-08-1585129157455 — A kite flies over deserted roundabout during the lockdown, in New Delhi Image Credit: AFP

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