The whole world is struggling with the growing influence of COVID-19, the disease caused by the mysterious new strain of coronavirus that has killed over 13,000 people worldwide. With over 300,000 people infected across the globe, a large number of countries have taken extreme measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus which started from China now has massive number of cases in countries like Italy, Spain, the USA, Iran and South Korea. International flights have been suspended between many of the major countries of the world. Additionally, some of the economic hubs of the world like New York, Melbourne, London, Sydney, Milan are now under lockdowns imposed by the governments across the globe.
In India, similar measures have been taken to combat the coronavirus outbreak that has infected 341 people including 7 deaths. Public transport including domestic flights, passenger trains, metros and taxis have been impacted severely by the measures taken by state governments to fight COVID-19. Several of the major cities across the country have also been put on lockdown temporarily as a measure to contain the virus.
Full List of Cities on Lockdown due to COVID-19
- New Delhi
- Chandigarh
- Leh
- Kargil
- Raipur
Cities in Uttar Pradesh
- Agra
- Lucknow
- Gautam Budh Nagar
- Ghaziabad
- Muradabad
- Barabanki
- Varanasi
- Bareilly
- Azamgarh
- Kanpur
- Meerut
- Prayagraj
Cities in West Bengal
- Kolkata
- North 24 Parganas
Cities in Telangana
- Hyderabad
- Several other Telangana cities will be put on lockdown, the names of these cities, however, have not yet been declared.
Cities in Uttarakhand
Cities in Rajasthan
- Jaipur
- Jhunjhunu
- Sikar
- Bilwara
Cities in Tamil Nadu
- Chennai
- Erode
- Kanchipuram
Cities in Odisha
Cities in Punjab
- Hoshiarpur
- SAS Nagar
- SBS Nagar
Cities in Maharashtra
- Mumbai
- Pune
- Nagpur
- Thane
- Ratnagiri
- Raigad
- Aurangabad
- Ahmednagar
Nagaland - Statewide Lockdown
Cities in Andhra Pradesh
Cities in Gujarat
- Kutchh
- Rajkot
- Gandhinagar
- Surat
- Vadodara
- Ahmedabad
Cities in Haryana
- Faridabad
- Panchkula
- Gurugram
- Sonepat
- Panipat
Cities in Karnataka
- Bangalore
- Chikkabalipuram
- Mysuru
- Kodagu
- Kalaburgi
Cities in Kerala
- Iduki
- Emakulam
- Kannur
- Mallapuram
- Thiruvananthpuram
- Kottayam
- Thissur
(The story will be updates as and when new information comes to light)