Locked down weekend: How cities are coping amid Covid restrictions

A rickshaw puller sits idle at Jawahar Camp Market in Ludhiana during the strict lockdown in Punjab. The state has imposed extensive Covid-19 curbs, in addition to measures like a weekend lockdown and a night curfew which will be in force till May 15. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Connaught Place wears a deserted look in New Delhi Sunday, after CM Arvind Kejriwal announced an extension of the ongoing lockdown in the capital. (PTI Photo)

Empty streets at Chaura Bazar in Ludhiana on Sunday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Homeless people stand in a queue to receive food during COVID-induced lockdown near Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (PTI Photo)

People, including migrant workers, leave Bangalore, hours before the lockdown in Bengaluru, Sunday, May 9. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday announced a full lockdown in the state from May 10 to May 24.(PTI Photo)

Police personnel stand guard outside the historic Sanganeri Gate after announcement of a lockdown, in Jaipur, Sunday, May 9. The Rajasthan government announced a strict lockdown between May 10 and 24. (PTI Photo)

Migrants rush to a railway station in Ludhiana to go back to their native places during the ongoing lockdown in Punjab.(Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Pune Police take action against people not following the Covid curfew at Shivajinagar. (Express Photo By Pavan Khengre/File)