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In pictures: Janata curfew

India observes a 14-hour 'people's curfew' called by the PM to stem the rising coronavirus caseload

PTI, AP Published 22.03.20, 07:27 AM
A flyover wears a deserted look during Janata curfew in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 22, 2020. India is observing a 14-hour 'janta curfew', or 'people's curfew' called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to stem the rising coronavirus caseload in the country of 1.3 billion.
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A flyover wears a deserted look during Janata curfew in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 22, 2020. India is observing a 14-hour 'janta curfew', or 'people's curfew' called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to stem the rising coronavirus caseload in the country of 1.3 billion.

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A deserted view of Worli sea-link in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Mumbai, Saturday, March 21, 2020.
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A deserted view of Worli sea-link in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Mumbai, Saturday, March 21, 2020.

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Less vehicles are seen at the Park Circus five point crossing, one of the busiest crossing in the city, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Saturday, March 21, 2020.
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Less vehicles are seen at the Park Circus five point crossing, one of the busiest crossing in the city, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Saturday, March 21, 2020.

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Daily wage laborers, returning from Mumbai travel to their villages amid Coronavirus concerns in a crowded train coach in Prayagraj, on Sunday, March 22, 2020.
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Daily wage laborers, returning from Mumbai travel to their villages amid Coronavirus concerns in a crowded train coach in Prayagraj, on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

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Sparse crowd is seen outside the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti after it was closed for visitors in wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, in Ajmer, Saturday, March 21, 2020.
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Sparse crowd is seen outside the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti after it was closed for visitors in wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, in Ajmer, Saturday, March 21, 2020.

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Victoria Memorial wears a deserted look during Janata curfew in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 22, 2020.
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Victoria Memorial wears a deserted look during Janata curfew in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 22, 2020.

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People stand in a queue to buy liquor from TASMAC outlet, in Chennai, Saturday, March 21, 2020.
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People stand in a queue to buy liquor from TASMAC outlet, in Chennai, Saturday, March 21, 2020.

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A deserted view of a market, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Jodhpur, March 21, 2020.
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A deserted view of a market, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Jodhpur, March 21, 2020.

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Matchsticks inserted on a piece of foam are placed on a wall to be used for pressing lift buttons as a precaution against COVID-19 at a residential complex in Greater Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, on Saturday, March 21, 2020.
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Matchsticks inserted on a piece of foam are placed on a wall to be used for pressing lift buttons as a precaution against COVID-19 at a residential complex in Greater Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

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