In Pictures: India Under Lockdown - July 23, 2020

In an alarming record daily spike in Covid-19 cases, 45,720  fresh coronavirus cases take the total number of positive cases in the country to over 12 lakh. In the last 24 hours, 1,129 deaths were recorded, taking the toll to  29,861. There are 4,26,167 active cases of coronavirus and 7,82,606 people have recovered, according to data of the Union Health Ministry.

People flout social distancing norms while waiting near a mobile swab collection vehicle for Covid-19 test. Credit: PTI

Security personnel stop motorists on a street of a closed market during a lockdown in Srinagar. Credit AFP

A medical staff collects a nasal swab of a woman with a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kit for coronavirus test in Ghaziabad. Credit: AFP

A BMC medical staff prays before collecting blood plasma samples for treatment of critical Covid-19 patients, at Dharavi in Mumbai. Credit: PTI

Workers unload a sack of onions from a truck at a wholesale vegetable market in Mumbai. Credit: AFP