As Lockdown 3.0 Comes Into Effect, Thousands Queue Up Outside Liquor Shops

Indians line up to buy liquor outside one of the liquor shops which were reopened Monday after six weeks of lockdown in New Delhi, India. India’s six-week coronavirus lockdown, which was supposed to end on Monday, has been extended for another two weeks, with a few relaxations.?

Indians stand in a queue to buy liquor after liquor shops reopened after weeks during the nationwide lockdown in Guwahati, India.

People queuing up outside liquor shops in Mangalore, after the state government allowed liquor stores to open in the state after 40 days. Reportedly in some places in the district, people had begun queuing up in the night itself.

People queue at a liquor store after the government eased a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Bangalore.

People stand in a long queue to buy liquor outside a wine shop during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi.

People stand as they wait to buy alcohol at a liquor shop after the government eased a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Allahabad.

A man performed pooja in front of liquor shop at Budhikote in Bangarpet taluk.

People in Bengaluru practising social distancing outside liquor shops after the government announced it'll reopen liquor shops.