In pictures | Slices of life on Day-9 of coronavirus lockdown

Workers clean the train coaches at Rajendra Nagar in Patna. Bihar is the only State which has decided to test everybody who arrived from abroad, for coronavirus. The government has also traced most of the 86 people from the State who had attended a Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Nizamuddin area in Delhi. (Source: The Hindu)

India has reported over 2,000 active COVID-19 cases till date. Most of the cases reported on the day-9 of the lockdown were linked to the Nizamuddin cluster. More than 9,00,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and nearly 46,000 have died since it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, according to an AFP tally based on official numbers.

On April 02, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with all Chief Ministers to discuss ways to check the spread of coronavirus. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and top bureaucrats were present along with the Prime Minister. Issues such as spread of coronavirus, movement of migrants, availability of essentials and contact tracing of Tablighi Jamat participants are also likely to come up for discussion. The Centre has also launched an app called 'Aarogya Setu' to disperse updated information on COVID-19.

Here are a few pictures from our photographers highlighting the situation across the country on April 02.

COVID-19 has claimed more than 70 lives in India as of April 02, according to data from the Health Ministry and State governments.

Supplyco (Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation) staff prepare special kits comprising 17 essential items to be distributed to the families in Kochi, including those currently under home quarantine. The items, including sugar and grains, would be distributed irrespective of the family’s income. (Source: The Hindu)

Supplyco (Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation) staff prepare special kits comprising 17 essential items to be distributed to the families, including those currently under home quarantine. The items, including sugar and grains, would be distributed irrespective of the family’s income, in Kochi. (Source: The Hindu)

A volunteer from a non-governmental organisation on their way to distributing free rice to the needy, on the outskirts of Srinagar. (Source: The Hindu)

Fire service officials spray chemical water to on the campus of Capital Hospital to sterilise the place, during the nationwide lockdown period in Bhubaneswar. A total of 900 samples were tested in the State till Wednesday, of which five had tested positive. As per latest reports, 22 persons, including seven foreigners associated with Tablighi Jamaat, had been traced in the State and all were in government quarantine. (Source: The Hindu)

Medical staff bring fans and pillows for patients at a quarantine facility at ESIS Hospital in Kandivali in Maharashtra where 70 patients were brought for quarantine on April 01. The Centre has allowed Maharashtra to conduct rapid COVID-19 tests to expedite the detection of coronavirus cases, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said. The State government will use blood samples instead of swabs in rapid tests for detection. (Source: The Hindu)

Seating arrangements were made for family card holders who came to receive assistance and essential commodities at a ration shop in Erode in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has so far reported 234 confirmed coronavirus cases, including one death and five recovered. (Source: The Hindu)

Workers make arrangements to convert a train coach into an isolation ward for treating COVID-19 patients, at Rajendra Nagar in Patna. Bihar has so far reported 24 confirmed coronavirus cases, including one death. (Source: The Hindu)

Students wearing masks walk with their belongings after completing the 14-day quarantine at a hotel during the nationwide lockdown, in Srinagar. (Source: The Hindu)

Mumbai Fire Brigade officials disinfect the premises of ESIS Hospital in Kandivali where 70 patients were brought for quarantine on April 01. (Source: The Hindu)

A policeman monitors the crowd with the help of a drone at a temporary vegetable market at New Bus Stand in Puducherry. Collector T. Arun said the district administration has introduced an e-pass system wherein the persons dealing with essential commodities and services can apply for the pass through dedicated Whatsapp numbers of respective departments. (Source: The Hindu)

Jammu and Kashmir police personnel hold placards with messages asking people to stay at home to contain the spread of COVID-19, in Srinagar. At present, the total number of positive cases (active) stands at 58 and two persons were recovered and two lost their lives in Jammu. (Source: The Hindu)

Ration card holders follow social-distancing rules while getting the State government’s free ration items at a fair price shop in Vellore. Nearly 100 people have been placed under home quarantine in Vellore district. District Collector A. Shanmuga Sundaram issued a stern warning against those wandering on the streets and asked them to remain indoors to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: The Hindu)