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Yahoo Lifestyle
On Sunday, March 22, India woke up to empty streets, shuttered shops and curtailed public transport as over a billion citizens began a self-imposed ‘Janata Curfew’ from 7 am to 9 pm to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The curfew was observed at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had addressed the nation over the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday night. Here’s India’s lockdown in pictures.