In pictures | Lockdown Day 1

A face mask has been put on the iconic common man's statue in Mumbai. The Mumbai Police started reaching out to e-commerce platforms to ensure that essential commodities were delivered to citizens without any hitches. (Source: The Hindu)

A face mask has been put on the iconic common man's statue in Mumbai. (Source: The Hindu)

Today’s meeting of the Union Cabinet was done with social distancing. (Source: Special Arrangement)

Sanitary workers cleaning and disinfecting the bus bays at the central bus stand in Tiruchi on Wednesday. (Source: The Hindu)

City corporation officers in Belagavi are marking boxes outside shops to ensure safe social distancing for buyers. Similar steps would be taken up in rural areas, said Zilla Panchayat CEO K.V. Rajendra. (Source: The Hindu)

Maharashtra couple erect 'Gudi' to celebrate new year, 'Gudi Padva' at Girgaum in Mumbai. (Source: The Hindu)

Women carry a gas cylinder to their home from a distribution centre in South Mumbai. (Source: The Hindu)

A good samaritan (on the left) is distributing food packets to homeless people at Kandivali West on the first day of lockdown. (Source: The Hindu)

The otherwise busy General Hospital in Ernakulam saw only a trickle of patients on Wednesday, day one of the 21-day national lockdown. In the photo, patients stand in queue with space in between as advised by medical professionals. (Source: The Hindu)

Police put up banners on social distancing at Tilak Chowk, popularly known as Alka Chowk, amid concerns about the virus, in Pune. (Source: The Hindu)

Volunteers distributing food to migrant workers at Chinthadripet community hall. They are stuck in MGR Central Station from March 22 since all trains are suspended till April 14, 2020. (Source: The Hindu)

Panchayat volunteers and staff conducting door-to-door survey to identify foreign returnees and health conditions, at Kanuru area in Vijayawada. (Source: The Hindu)

The usually crowded Ernakulam market wears a deserted look even as traders get ready to unload fresh stocks that reached on Wednesday morning. Wholesalers said that supplies have dipped, but loads were coming to the market despite the 21-days lockdown that began from Tuesday midnight. (Source: The Hindu)

With Section 144 enforced in the district, armed policemen guard the Erode Railway Junction in Erode, Tamil Nadu. (Source: The Hindu)

People buying vegetables at Keshavpur sabzi mandi during the curfew in West Delhi. (Source: The Hindu)

Only vehicles carrying essential commodities are allowed to run in Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai. Lot of people were blocked from driving there. (Source: The Hindu)

City railway station looks deserted as lockdown continues to fight against the Coronavirus in Bhubaneswar. (Source: The Hindu)