COVID: List of states with full / partial lockdown

The containment of the second wave of the pandemic COVID is provingto be an insurmountable task for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

One of the best ways to contain the spread of the virus isto restrict the movement of people and for this lockdown is the way.

The survival of economy of any location, be it a neighbourhoodor the entire world, depends upon flow of money.

To illustrate, you work in an office and your employer paysyou. You take that cash and pay your milkman; the milkman takes this and payshis feed supplier, and so on.

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This is how the world has always been except that thepandemic-necessitated lockdown halted this flux and the effects are leading tomiddle and lower classes worldwide gasping for air as their relatively meagresavings run dry and new cash is not being generated because there are no jobsor customers. Those who receive pay cut are still lucky.

Further, the humanitarian crisis that inevitably results forthe migrant labourers is something we all want to avoid because we know theordeals they went through in the first wave of COVID when nation-wide lockdownwas imposed in 2020.

Now, these may be the reasons why Modi is resisting thenation-wide lockdown, but at the time of writing, India is de facto in such asituation.

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The Chief Ministers of states in India were requested toconsider lockdown only as a last resort.

Well, COVID has been so aggressive in devouring our lovedones from us, taking away our livelihoods, decimating our dreams of a betterlife that the various state governments see no other option but to implementlockdown in their states.

The writing on the wall is clear – Indian leaders wantlockdown to reduce the spread of COVID but they cannot afford halt in theeconomy and the resultant insecurity and exodus of migrant workforce.

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The result includes workarounds like weekend lockdowns i.e.Saturday and Sunday, disallowing non-essential people to earn their livelihoodswithout any government-support, while allowing essential and some otherbusinesses to continue operating.

Also, some state government are experimenting with two-week longlockdowns, but the public may be expecting the same to be extended over andover again.

To get an idea of the predicament, India has suffered 4,172deaths to COVID in the last 24 hours which are the highest since the beginningof COVID in India. Also, 2.18 crore individuals currently are infected withCOVID.

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Now let us explore what the states of India currently standat:

Tamil Nadu

The state witnessed its highest single-day spike of over26,000 cases on Friday, and now the state is under lockdown from May 10 to May24.

Karnataka

The state is adding over 45,000 new COVID patients each day,and similar to Tamil Nadu there will be a a lockdown from May 10 to May 24.

Kerala

The state recently had its highest number of COVID cases ina single day at 41,953, and now the state is under lockdown from May 8 to May16.

Rajasthan

The state is under lockdown from May 10 to May 24.

Bihar

The state has been lockdown from May 4 to May 15

Delhi

The national capital has been in lockdown from April 19 toMay 10.

Maharashtra

The state is under partial lockdown from April 5 to May 15.

Punjab

The state in under partial lockdown till May 15

Uttar Pradesh

The state is under lockdown till May 10.

Madhya Pradesh

The state is under lockdown till May 15.

Haryana

The state is under lockdown from May 3 to May 10.

Odisha

The state is under lockdown from May 5 to May 19.

Jharkhand

The state has been under partial lockdown from April 22 toMay 5.

Chhattisgarh

The state has been under lockdown (after extension) till May15.

Gujarat

No lockdown in the state, but nigh curfew in 29 cities andsome other restrictions on movement and gathering at public places.

Goa

Recently, the state hit a state-record of more than 30,000COVID infections in a single day, and now the state is in lockdown from May 9to May 23.

Telangana

No lockdown in the state, but night curfew (after extension)till May 15.

Andhra Pradesh

The state has been in partial lockdown from May 6 to May 18.

West Bengal

The state is under partial lockdown indefinitely from April30 onwards.

Assam

The state is in partial lockdown from May 5.

Puducherry

The state is under lockdown (after extension) till May 10.

Nagaland

The state is under partial lockdown from April 30 to May 14.

Mizoram

The state is in lockdown from May 10 to May 17.

Jammu and Kashmir

The state is in lockdown indefinitely.

Uttarakhand

The state is in partial-lockdown indefinitely.

Before we judge any government, we must appreciate thatCOVID’s second wave is a problem with no easy solution.

And we need to be prepared for the third wave too.

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Also, some of the blame lies with common women and men - youand I - as we have been hesitant, or defiant in following rules which aresimple and for our own and greater good.

Many Indians consider it a show of strength to breakCOVID-appropriate behaviour. This writer asks if you expect the government toforce you into wearing a mask or not going out unless there is a genuinerequirement.

We are together in this fight.