COVID-19: What India Looks Like, Between Unlock 1.0 & Lockdown 5.0
The entire country was on a lockdown for well over two months - it was one of the world's largest lockdowns. Now, as a major chunk of lockdown restrictions is lifted starting Monday, Unlock 1.0 is in progress. While restrictions will continue in containment zones till June 30, some key activities will resume from June 8 in other areas. Here's what India looks like, between Lockdown 5.0 and Unlock 1.0
The entire country was on a lockdown for well over two months - it was one of the world's largest lockdowns. Now, as a major chunk of lockdown restrictions is lifted starting Monday, Unlock 1.0 is in progress. While restrictions will continue in containment zones till June 30, some key activities will resume from June 8 in other areas. Here's what India looks like, between Lockdown 5.0 and Unlock 1.0
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Rajasthani folk artists perform at historical places
Rajasthani folk artists perform at historical places, after the Rajasthan government's decision to r... Read More
Rajasthani folk artists perform at historical places, after the Rajasthan government's decision to re-open the monuments, forts, and museums, for tourist visits, during the fifth phase of COVID-19 lockdown, in Jaipur on Monday. On Tuesday, 171 new positive cases of the COVID-19 were reported in Rajasthan. With this, the figure of the total infected in the state reached 9,271 and death toll is at 201.
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Long queue outside a railway station
Hundreds of passengers stand in a queue outside Secunderabad Railway Station before boarding a train to return to their homes, after the government eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19.
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Rainy day across Kerala
Motorists driving through a sudden shower which the city received after a bright sunny day. IMD has ... Read More
Motorists driving through a sudden shower which the city received after a bright sunny day. IMD has declared the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala.?Kerala has been receiving heavy rain?for the last few days as part of pre-summer showers; shutters of a few dams were opened. "Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala today, the 1st June 2020, coinciding with its normal date," the IMD said in its website.?
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People start going to their native places
Passengers arrive
at Kalupur railway station in Ahmedabad,? to board a train after the government eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against COVID-19.
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Traffic jams on Mumbai roads
On day one of 'Mission Begin again', congestion reported on parts of the western and eastern express... Read More
On day one of 'Mission Begin again', congestion reported on parts of the western and eastern express highway, Sion-Panvel Road, Vashi Toll naka, and Sion vegetable market. "Some motorists are genuinely confused about guidelines for the new lockdown. But there are many who set out for no urgent reason and we are taking action against them. There are also some who are out for emergencies but have not got an e-pass from the?Mumbai Police?yet,"?an officer said.
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Kashmiri Bakarwal searching of good pastures for their cattle
A young Kashmiri Bakarwal herds his flock of sheep on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir. Bakarwals are nomadic herders in Jammu Kashmir, who wander in search of good pastures for their cattle.
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Religious places reopen
A Hindu priest at Siliguri performs evening prayers as temples re-open after the government eased the nationwide lockdown.
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Ambulance stuck in traffic
Ambulance stuck in a long traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram border after a few restrictions were lifted during an extended nationwide lockdown, to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease.
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A rainbow in Srinagar
A rainbow appears on the Zabarwan hills during a brief spell of rain on the outskirts of Srinagar.
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A containment zone
Some shops have opened up, but no people can be seen in Containment Zone Khadia, in Ahmedabad.
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