India is locking down large swaths of the country until at least the end of the month, as it seeks to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus following a surge in cases over the last two days.
The curbs will prohibit all but essential services from operating and will take effect from Monday morning. All inter-city and long distance trains — which normally carry 23m people per day — have also been suspended, as have the local trains in Mumbai and Kolkata. The Delhi Metro and other public transportation networks are also being halted.
The restrictions and closures — which will vary slightly from state to state but affect most major cities — were announced on Sunday evening, as the number of cases in India surged to over 350, with 7 deaths.