On March 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nation-wide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. India follows several countries in its measures to curb the pandemic. The nation's tally has crossed 4,000. Meanwhile, people queue up for food and essential supplies as state governments employ more stringent measures to ensure prohibitory orders for the lockdown are not flouted. With a week to go, here's how the country observed the lockdown, in pictures.
Homeless people take refuge at Yamuna sports complex in New Delhi. (PTI)
Inventor Sudhakar Yadav (L) gestures as he instructs a driver to drive a coronavirus-themed made car to be used in a awareness campaign in Hyderabad. (AFP)
Volunteers throw a mixture of water, neem herb and turmeric as an alleged natural disinfectant on a street in a residential area in Chennai. (AFP)
People walk in an area with circles marked on the floor for social distancing as they buy groceries at a temporary market set up at a bus stand in Chennai. (AFP)
A man wearing a mask walks past a flock of pigeons. (PTI)