Bengaluru streets near to empty during week-long lockdown, commercial establishments shut

The Karnataka government had decided to enforce a full lockdown in the Bengaluru urban and rural districts from July 14 evening to July 22 in the wake of mounting Covid-19 cases. In pic: The Bengaluru City Police force has barricaded most main roads of the city discouraging people to venture out of their homes due to the pandemic. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)

An empty street in Bengaluru's Koramangala during the city's week-long lockdown. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)

A police patrol car stationed at Bengaluru's iconic Church Street due to the week-long lockdown. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)

Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru, a part of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, where Karnataka's first free plasma bank operates now. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)

A pick-up autorickshaw is seen taking oxygen cylinders, in high demand due to Covid-19, to a hospital in Bengaluru. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)

A vegetable vendor at Sampangirama Nagar in Bengaluru awaits customers during the lockdown. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)

Ambulances parked near Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, the city's first government-run dedicated Covid-19 hospital. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)

A man cycles past Sir Puttana Chetty Town Hall in Bengaluru. (Express Photo/Ralph Alex Arakal)