In pictures | Mounting concerns on day 8 of COVID-19 lockdown

A painting to spread awareness is seen at the Magadi junction in Bengaluru. (Source: Sampath Kumar)

The 21-day-long nationwide lockdown entered eighth day on April 1, Wednesday. While the number of cases continue to surge across the country, a religious congregation held in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area early last month has sparked fresh concerns, after several people who attended the meeting tested positive. State governments have started tracing the attendees and their contacts who dispersed to different parts of the country after the congregation.

The total number of cases crossed 1700 on April 1, and the death toll 50.

Here are some pictures highlighting the day:

The Nizamuddin area has been cordoned off by agencies as sanitising is underway on April 1. Several people have tested positive, after they attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in the area last month. (Source: V.V. Krishnan)

The Nizamuddin area has been cordoned off by agencies as sanitising is underway on April 1. Several people have tested positive, after they attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in the area last month. (Source: V.V. Krishnan)

Police personnel in Prayagraj during an operation to trace attendees of the recent Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area. Several people who attended the meeting have tested positive. (Source: PTI)

A chemist in Mumbai’s Andheri region has covered the main counter area of his shop with a plastic sheet, leaving only a small window open for customers to place their orders. (Source: Vijay Bate)

People stand in a queue as they wait for their turn to receive free food grains from a store in Ahmedabad on April 1. (Source: Reuters)

Members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Kolkata prepare food parcels for migrant workers. (Source: AFP)

Traffic and police personnel wear coronavirus-themed helmets to create awareness among the public in Hyderabad. (Source: Nagara Gopal)

A Fire and Rescue Services team sprays disinfectant on the Rajiv Gandhi Goverment General Hospital building in Chennai. (Source: B. Jothi Ramalingam)