covid-19 lockdown in india covid-19 lockdown in india on the evening of 24 march 2020, the government of india ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, limiting the movement of the entire 1.38 billion (138 crores) population of india as a preventive measure against the covid-19 pandemic in india. it was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 march, followed by enforcement of a series of regulations in the countries covid-19 affected regions. the lockdown was placed when the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in india was approximately 500. upon its announcement, a mass movement of people across the country was described as the largest since the partition of india in 1947. observers stated that the lockdown had slowed the growth rate of the pandemic by 6 april to a rate of doubling every six days, and by 18 april, to a rate of doubling every eight days. as the end of the first lockdown period approached, state governments and other advisory committees recommended extending the lockdown. the governments of odisha and punjab extended the state lockdowns to 1 may. maharashtra, karnataka, west bengal, and telangana followed suit. on 14 april, prime minister narendra modi extended the nationwide lockdown until 3 may, on the written recommendation of governors and lieutenant governors of all the states, with conditional relaxations after 20 april for the regions where the spread had been contained or was minimal. covid-19 lockdown in indiabarricaded streets in bhopal during the april 2020 lockdowndatenationwide lockdown: phase 1: 25 march 2020 (2020-03-25) – 14 april 2020 (2020-04-14) (21 days)phase 2: 15 april 2020 (2020-04-15) – 3 may 2020 (2020-05-03) (19 days)phase 3: 4 may 2020 (2020-05-04) – 17 may 2020 (2020-05-17) (14 days)phase 4: 18 may 2020 (2020-05-18) – 31 may 2020 (2020-05-31) (14 days) unlock: unlock 1.0: 1 june 2020 (2020-06-01) – 30 june 2020 (2020-06-30) (30 days)unlock 2.0: 1 july 2020 (2020-07-01) – 31 july 2020 (2020-07-31) (31 days)unlock 3.0: 1 august 2020 (2020-08-01) – 31 august 2020 (2020-08-31) (31 days)unlock 4.0: 1 september 2020 (2020-09-01) - 30 september 2020 (2020-09-30) (30 days)unlock 5.0: 1 october 2020 (2020-10-01) - 31 october 2020 (2020-10-31) (31 days)unlock 6.0: 1 november 2020 (2020-11-01) - 30 november 2020 (2020-11-30) (30 days)unlock 7.0: 1 december 2020 (2020-12-01) - 31 december 2020 (2020-12-31) (31 days)unlock 8.0: 1 january 2021 (2021-01-01) - 31 january 2021 (2021-01-31) (31 days)unlock 9.0: 1 february 2021 (2021-02-01) - 28 february 2021 (2021-02-28) (28 days)unlock 10.0: 1 march 2021 (2021-03-01) - 31 march 2021 (2021-03-31) (31 days)unlock 11.0: 1 april 2021 (2021-04-01) - 30 april 2021 (2021-04-30) (30 days)unlock 12.0: 1 may 2021 (2021-05-01) - 31 may 2021 (2021-05-31) (31 days)unlock 13.0: 1 june 2021 (2021-06-01) - 30 june 2021 (2021-06-30) (30 days)unlock 14.0: 1 july 2021 (2021-07-01) - 31 july 2021 (2021-07-31) (31 days)unlock 15.0: 1 august 2021 (2021-08-01) - 31 august 2021 (2021-08-31) (31 days)unlock 16.0 : 1 september 2021 (2021-09-01) - 30 september 2021 (2021-09-30) (30 days)unlock 17.0 : 1 october 2021 (2021-10-01) - 31 october 2021 (2021-10-31) (31 days)unlock 18.0: 1 november 2021 (2021-11-01)-30 november 2021 (2021-11-30) (30 days)unlock 19.0: 1 december 2021 (2021-12-01)-31 december 2021 (2021-12-31) (31 days)unlock 20.0: 1 january 2022 (2022-01-01)-31 january 2022 (2022-01-31) (31 days)unlock 21.0: 1 february 2022 (2022-02-01)-28 february 2022 (2022-02-28) (28 days)unlock 22.0: 1 march 2022 (2022-03-01)-31 march 2022 (2022-03-31) (31 days)locationindiacaused bycovid-19 pandemic in indiagoalsto prevent the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in india.methodsall services and shops closed except pharmacies, hospitals, banks, grocery shops and other essential servicesclosure of commercial and private establishments (only work-from-home allowed)suspension of all fighting, gaming, training, research institutionsclosure of all places of worshipsuspension of all non-essential public and private transportprohibition of all social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious activities school's were shut down hence online education was foundstatuscompletely lifted on 1 may, the government of india extended the nationwide lockdown further by two weeks until 17 may. the government divided all the districts into three zones based on the spread of the virus—green, red, and orange—with relaxations applied accordingly. on 17 may, the lockdown was further extended until 31 may by the national disaster management authority. on 30 may, it was announced that lockdown restrictions were to be lifted from then onwards, while the ongoing lockdown would be further extended until 30 june for only the containment zones. services would be resumed in a phased manner starting from 8 june. it was termed as "unlock 1.0". modi later clarified that the lockdown phase in the country was over and that 'unlock' had already begun. the second phase of unlock, unlock 2.0, was announced for the period of 1 to 31 july, with more ease in restrictions. unlock 3.0 was announced for august. similarly, unlock 4.0 was announced for september and unlock 5.0 for the month of october. in the same way, unlock 6.0 was announced for the month of november, unlock 7.0 was announced for the month of december. in 2021, due to the largest wave of infection in the country, several state governments like uttar pradesh, delhi etc. have announced complete lockdowns in april 2021. background main article: covid-19 pandemic in india the government of india confirmed india's first case of covid-19 on 30 january 2020 in the state of kerala, when a university student from wuhan travelled back to the state. as the number of confirmed covid-19 -positive cases closed to 500, modi on 19 march, asked all citizens to observe the 'janata curfew' (people's curfew) on sunday, 22 march. at the end of the curfew, modi stated: "janata curfew is just the beginning of a long battle against covid-19". following this, while addressing the nation for the second time on 24 march, he announced the nationwide lockdown from midnight of that day, for a period of 21 days. he said that the only solution to control the spread of coronavirus was to break the cycle of transmission through social distancing. he also added that the lockdown would be enforced more strictly than the janata curfew. janata curfew the janata curfew (transl. people's curfew) was a 14-hour curfew on 22 march 2020 initiated by narendra modi, the prime minister of india (from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.). every person was asked to obey the curfew, with exceptions for people of "essential services" such as police, medical services, media, home delivery professionals, and firefighters. at 5 p.m. that day, all citizens were asked to stand in their doorways, balconies, or windows, and clap their hands or ring their bells in appreciation for the professionals delivering 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notable deaths other health issues politics diplomacy popular culture protests pregnancy prisons religion catholic church hajj science and technology social media strikes suicides telehealth xenophobia and racism society ireland malaysia new zealand russia uk us covid-19 portal the lockdown restricted people from stepping out of their homes. all transport services–road, air and rail–were suspended, with exceptions for transportation of essential goods, fire, police and emergency services. educational institutions, industrial establishments and hospitality services were also suspended. services such as food shops, banks and atms, petrol pumps, other essentials and their manufacturing are exempted. the home ministry stated that anyone who fails to follow the restrictions can face up to a year in jail. relaxations from 4 may 2020, the lockdown was eased with several relaxations in all zones per ministry of home affair's guidelines. activities permitted and restricted in each zone (4 – 17 may 2020) activity allowed in zone (y/n) red orange green railway and metro services educational institutions cinema halls, malls, etc. public gatherings and such events places of worship non-essential movement between 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. inter/intra-district buses with 50% capacity taxis with 1 driver and 2 passengers shops/e-commerce dealing essential goods private offices with 33% capacity two-wheelers without pillion rider four-wheelers with 1 driver and 2 passengers inter-state movement of goods as part of unlock 2.0 in july, most activities are permitted outside of containment zones, except educational institutions, international air travel, places of recreation (swimming pools, gymnasiums, theatres, entertainment parks, bars, auditoriums, and assembly halls), and large gatherings of any kind. one of the major development was around the re-opening of wine shops. as per the guidelines of issued by the ministry of home affairs, wine shops were allowed to re-open, however, people were asked to follow the protocols of social distancing and as well as wearing a mask. but in effect, things panned out to be utterly chaotic as long queues gathered outside wine shops from as early as 7 am. this led to state governments and municipal corporations deciding to shut down wine shops again in some places. (e.g. - mumbai). while some states decided to 'discourage alcohol consumption' by levying special taxes on alcohol. delhi imposed 70% 'special corona fees'. andhra pradesh increased the prices by 75%. tamil nadu hiked the excise duty on indian made foreign alcohol by 15%. delhi also came up with a system of e-token to avoid long queues outside wine shops. this also lead to the online sale of alcohol in some states that were previously prohibited. timeline prime minister narendra modi in a video conference during the lockdown. phase 1 (24 march – 14 april) on 24 march, the first day of the lockdown, nearly all services and factories were suspended. people were hurrying to stock essentials in some parts. arrests across the states were made for violating norms of lockdown such as venturing out for no emergency, opening businesses, and also home quarantine violations. the government held meetings with e-commerce websites and vendors to ensure a seamless supply of essential goods across the nation during the lockdown period. several states announced relief funds for the poor and affected people while the central government was finalizing a stimulus package. on 26 march, finance minister nirmala sitharaman announced a ₹170,000 crore (us$21 billion) stimulus package to help those affected by the lockdown. the package was aimed to provide food security measures for poor households through