Lockdown‑4: Impact of Lockdown on COVID‑19 Scenario in India

It has been nearly 2 months since India has announced lockdown, owing to the rising number of COVID‑19 cases across the country; on 24th March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown‑1 for 21 days, limiting movement of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID‑19 pandemic in India. On 14th April 2020, extended the nationwide lockdown‑2 till 3rd May 2020; on 1st May 2020, the Government of India further extended the lockdown‑3 period to 2 weeks beyond 4th May 2020, with some relaxations; and on 17th May, lockdown‑4 was further extended till 31st May 2020 by NDMA. District wise geographical areas were classified during lockdown phase as containment zone, buffer zone, red zone, orange zone, and green zone.