In Pictures: India Under Lockdown - July 16

One of India's most impoverished states went into lockdown Thursday, but near-normal traffic on Bihar's streets showed the difficulty of corralling over 125 million people. The lockdown in the northern state bordering Nepal started as the nation reported more than 600 deaths in the previous 24 hours, and the Red Cross warned the virus was spreading at "an alarming rate" across South Asia. With India's caseload fast approaching one million -- and fatalities nearing 25,000 -- local authorities across the country are reimposing restrictions that have only recently been lifted. As the states re-impose lockdown, let's take a look at what India looks like under lockdown, in pictures:

Used PPE kits are seen at a garbage site where a homeless man is searching for clothes, during Unlock 2.0, at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi. Credits: PTI Photo

Kins mourn during the cremation of a family which was allegedly murdered due to mutual rivalry, at Maneri village in Jabalpur. Credits: PTI Photo

Medics wait for patients at COVID-19 emergency ward of LNJP Hospital, during Unlock 2.0, in New Delhi. Credits: PTI Photo

People, not adhering to social distancing norms, buy vegetables at a market during the complete lockdown imposed to control the spread of novel coronavirus, in Patna. Credits: PTI Photo

People wearing face shields wait at a COVID-19 coronavirus testing centre after their arrival in Srinagar. Credits: AFP Photo

A worker cleans the seats during a routine cleaning of Navina cinema hall that was closed following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata. Credits: Reuters Photo

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