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COVID-19 lockdown in India - Wikipedia
India reported its first case of COVID-19 in January 2020, and by March 2020, the government implemented a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. However, this lockdown resulted in significant economic disruption and social challenges, particularly for the millions of informal workers who lost their livelihoods.
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. [173]
The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. [10] [11] [12] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March. Infection rates started to drop in September. [13]
The state was first to announce complete lockdown starting 22 March, barring essential services. [86] On 22 March, the Government of Rajasthan banned public transport services in the state. [87] On 24 March, the state banned all private vehicles in the roads after COVID-19 cases crossed 32 in the state. [87]
Female labour participation rate in India is at the lowest it has been at least in the past four years. For 2019-2020, rural female LFPR was 11.3% compared to 9.7% for urban women.
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian capital of Delhi was reported on 2 March 2020. Delhi has the seventh-highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. The total number of cases reported as of Apr 2022, is 1,867,572 consisting of 26,158 deaths and 1,840,342 who have recovered. [1]
By mid April, nearly 300 million people, or about 90% of the population, were under some form of lockdown in the United States, [516] with around 100 million in the Philippines [517] and about 59 million in South Africa, [518] while around 1.3 billion were under lockdown in India, which was the largest of all lockdowns.