COVID-19 lockdown in India

COVID-19 lockdown in India
Barricaded streets in Bhopal during the April 2020 lockdown
DateNationwide 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)
Location
India
Caused byCOVID-19 pandemic in India
GoalsTo prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Methods
  • All services and shops closed except pharmacies, hospitals, banks, grocery shops and other essential services
  • Closure of commercial and private establishments (only work-from-home allowed)
  • Suspension of all fighting, gaming, training, research institutions
  • Closure of all places of worship
  • Suspension of all non-essential public and private transport
  • Prohibition of all social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious activities
school's were shut down hence online education was found
StatusCompletely lifted

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.[1] It was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March, followed by enforcement of a series of regulations in COVID-19 affected countries.[2][3] The lockdown was placed when the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in India was approximately 500.[1] Upon its announcement, a mass movement of people across the country was described as the largest since the partition of India in 1947.[4] Observers stated that the lockdown had slowed the growth rate of the pandemic by 6 April to a rate of doubling every six days,[5] and by 18 April, to a rate of doubling every eight days.[6] As the end of the first lockdown period approached, state governments and other advisory committees recommended extending the lockdown.[7] The governments of Odisha and Punjab extended the state lockdowns to 1 May.[8] Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Telangana followed suit.[9][10] 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.[11]

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.[12] On 17 May, the lockdown was further extended until 31 May by the National Disaster Management Authority.[13]

On 30 May, it was announced that lockdown restrictions were to be lifted from then onwards, while the 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".[14] Modi later clarified that the lockdown phase in the country was over and that 'unlock' had already begun.[15]

The second phase of unlock, Unlock 2.0, was announced for the period of 1 to 31 July, with more ease in restrictions.[16] Unlock 3.0 was announced for August.[17] Similarly, Unlock 4.0 was announced for September[18] and Unlock 5.0 for the month of October.[19] In the same way, Unlock 6.0 was announced for the month of November,[20] Unlock 7.0 was announced for the month of December.[21]

In 2021, due to the largest wave of infection in the country, several state governments, including Uttar Pradesh,[22] and Delhi,[23] announced complete lockdowns in April 2021.

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  12. ^ "2 More Weeks Of Lockdown Starting May 4". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Centre extends nationwide lockdown till May 31, new guidelines issued". Tribuneindia News Service. 17 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  14. ^ Sharma, Neeta (30 May 2020). Ghosh, Deepshikha (ed.). ""Unlock1": Malls, Restaurants, Places Of Worship To Reopen June 8". NDTV. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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  17. ^ "Unlock 3.0 guidelines: Here is what's allowed, what's not". The Indian Express. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Unlock 4.0: Schools to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from 21 Sep on voluntary basis; Centre issues guidelines". Firstpost. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Unlock 5.0 Guideline: जानें- ट्रेन, सिनेमा हॉल, स्कूल के साथ क्या-क्या खुलने के हैं आसार". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Unlock 6.0 Guidelines: आज से देश में शुरू हुआ 'अनलॉक 6.0', जानें क्या खुलेगा और क्या अब भी रहेगा बंद..." India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Unlock 7.0 Guidelines In Hindi: 1 दिसंबर से क्या खुलेगा क्या बंद रहेगा, अनलॉक 7 के दिशानिर्देश पढ़ें". Career India (in Hindi). 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  22. ^ Staff Writer (16 April 2021). "UP govt imposes Sunday lockdown in the state. Details here". mint. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  23. ^ Shreya (15 April 2021). "Covid-19 spike: Kejriwal announces weekend curfew in Delhi". oneindia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.