Punjab Police officials keeps vigil at a deserted marketplace in the wake of continued curfew in place at Chunni Kalan market in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab on April 30 2020. (Source: The Hindu)
The nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 entered day 37 on April 30. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases in the country crossed 33,000 on Thursday. Huge crowds were seen at vegetable markets in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore Municipal Corporations as the four-day complete lockdown imposed in the cities came to an end.
Here are some pictures from across the country, captured by our photographers.
Migrant workers from Orissa working at a brick-making unit wear face masks made of leaves, in Polepalli in Khammam district of Telangana, on Thursday, April 30. (Source: G.N.Rao)Migrant workers from Orissa working at a brick-making unit wear face masks made of leaves, in Polepalli in Khammam district of Telangana, on Thursday, April 30. (Source: G.N.Rao)A farmer tying his face mask before tilling the field after many days, near Pedapulipaka in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday, April 30. (Source: V. Raju)A man taking his mother to a hospital on wheelchair as no transport was available due to the lockdown, in Mumbai on Thursday. (Source: Vivek Bendre)Huge crowd seen at a vegetable market at Nammalwarpet in Chennai on Thursday, April 30. (Source: B. Jothi Ramalingam)A scene from Azadpur Mandi, a wholesale vegetable and fruit market in New Delhi, where a few traders have tested positive for COVID-19. (Source: Sushil Kumar Verma)Loadmen working with no safety gears at Kothawalchavadi wholesale market in Chennai. (Source: R. Ragu)Stay safe: People wearing protective suits at an awareness campaign in New Delhi. (Source: Reuters)A traffic policeman helping a senior citizen cross a road in Vijayawada. (Source: V. Raju)Farthest corners: Tribals carrying relief material at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai. (Source: Aadesh Choudhari)Taking no chances: A health worker screening a person at the Satpura Bhawan in Bhopal on Thursday. (Source: The Hindu)
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