In pictures | Prevention measures continue on Day-14 of lockdown

A fisherman tends to his nets at the Kalamukku fishing harbour on April 7 as fishing activities, including inland fishing, have come to a halt, in Kochi. (Source: The Hindu)

India has reported over 5,000 active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases till date. More than 12,00,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and over 67,500 have died since it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought suggestions from his Council of Ministers on how to make a calibrated exit from the 21-day lockdown that was imposed from March 25 owing to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Here are a few pictures from our photographers highlighting the situation across the country on April 07.

A sand-sculpture by way of appreciating the services of doctors has been carved at Eruru, near Chillakur, in SPSR Nellore district. (Source: The Hindu)

A sand-sculpture by way of appreciating the services of doctors has been carved at Eruru, near Chillakur, in SPSR Nellore district. (Source: The Hindu)

Folk artistes create awareness about various measures to be taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection. Through the dance performance, they tell people about maintaining clean habits, social-distancing norms and about washing hands frequently, in Kodimangalam, Madurai. (Source: The Hindu)

Youngsters spray turmeric water on Wall Tax, Chennai. Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami ordered tilisation of ₹1 crore from the MLA Local Area Development Fund of all the 234 legislators towards procuring medical equipment, drugs and for prevention initiatives against the coronavirus across the State. (Source: The Hindu)

To make banking transactions easier for the customers during the 21-day nationwide lockdown, the District Cooperative Central Bank in Khammam operates a mobile ATM unit to enable people withdraw cash at their doorsteps. (Source: The Hindu)

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation doctors and medical staff take samples of Mumbai police and their families for COVID-19 testing at Mumbai Police Officer Quarters, in Borivali, Mumbai. (Source: The Hindu)

The administration of Maharajbagh zoo in Nagpur has decided to sanitise the zoo premises after recent reports of COVID-19 transmission to zoo animals. (Source: The Hindu)

Staff of Akshaya Patra and volunteers pack essential grocery items, at Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru. In association with the Health Department of Karnataka, Ola has launched ‘Ola Emergency’ in Bengaluru to enable essential medical trips on its platform. A network of cars would be equipped with masks and sanitisers. (Source: The Hindu)

Ahmedabad Fire & Emergency Service personnel use a specially-made drone to disinfect the quarantine areas in Ahmedabad. On April 7, Ahmedabad reported more than 15 new cases, taking the tally of infections in the district to more than 80. (Source: The Hindu)

Fire service officials spray disinfectant at coronovirus-hit areas, in Bhubaneswar. After setting up seven dedicated COVID-19 hospitals with 1,497 beds, the Odisha government said its telemedicine helpline would become operational from April 8. (Source: The Hindu)

Women stitch masks for railway employees at Danapur, in Patna. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for speeding up the process of disbursement of financial assistance to those who were stranded, especially migrant labourers, at places far away from their homes. (Source: The Hindu)

Local residents barricade a street near Muslim Thatchetlapalem after new COVID-19 positive cases were reported, in Visakhapatnam. Screening of residents continues in the red zone areas comprising Akkayyapalem, Muslim Thatichetlapalem, NAD Kotha Road, Kancharapalem and Thatchetlapalem. (Source: The Hindu)

Carrying a daily traffic of approximately 1,00,000 vehicles and possibly more than ,150,000 pedestrians it is one of the busiest cantilever bridges in the world. The usually busy bridge looks deserted on Day-14 of the nationwide lockdown. (Source: The Hindu)

A Hyderabad-based car-stylist and designer K. Sudhakar examines a customised car designed by him in the shape of Coronavirus. (Source: The Hindu)