Covid-19 Second Wave: Lockdowns, curfews leave towns, cities wearing a deserted look

Streets and roads wore a deserted look and while shops and establishments remained shut during the weekend curfew imposed by the state governments to combat Covid-19.

Municipal Corporation health worker sanitizes the closed market, as government orders weekend curfew in Jammu. Credit: PTI

A deserted view of Civil Lines Area during weekend lockdown imposed in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in Gorakhpur. Credit: PTI

A deserted view of the Sangam during weekend lockdown imposed in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in Prayagraj. Credit: PTI

City streets wear a deserted look during the weekend lockdown, amid surge in COVID-19 cases in Thiruvananthapuram. Credit: PTI

Workers pull decorative light trolleys used in wedding ceremonies along a partially deserted road as a weekend lockdown is in effect to curb the surge of Covid-19 coronavirus in Allahabad Credit: AFP

A general view of deserted Arail Ghat is pictured during the weekend lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in Allahabad. Credit: AFP

A partially deserted national highway is pictured during the weekend lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Bengaluru. Credit: AFP

Food delivery executives wait to collect their takeaway orders from restaurants during the weekend lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Bengaluru. Credit: AFP

A partially deserted road is pictured during the weekend lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Bengaluru. Credit: AFP

A market area wears a deserted look during weekend lockdown imposed in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases across the country, at Sadar Bazar in Gurugram. Credit: PTI