India lockdown amid coronavirus COVID-19 scare: Day 47 in pics

Here, we bring you a glimpse of how India is coping up with the global pandemic on lockdown day 47.

Zee Media Bureau | May 10, 2020, 17:38 PM IST

India is facing the worst wave of coronavirus outbreak as the COVID-19 confirmed cases have spiked sharply over the past few weeks. The total number of COVID-19 infections in the country has increased to 62,939 while more than 2,100 people have succumbed to the virus, according to the Union Health Ministry data on its website on Sunday.

There were over 3,277 confirmed cases and 128 deaths in the last 24 hours across the country. India's recovery rate stands at 30.75 percent.

Here, we bring you a glimpse of how India is coping up with the global pandemic on lockdown day 47.

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Indian Navy's Mission Sagar

Indian Navy's Mission Sagar

As part of the Indian govt's outreach amid the COVID-19 scare, Indian Naval Ship 'Kesari' departed for Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Comoros, to provide food items, COVID-19 related medicines including HCQ tablets and special ayurvedic medicines with medical assistance teams embarked. This deployment as ‘Mission Sagar’, is in line with India’s role as the first responder in the region and builds on the excellent relations existing between these countries to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and its resultant difficulties. (Photo: Twitter/@indiannavy)

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Deserted Varanasi Ghat

Deserted Varanasi Ghat

A picture of the deserted Varanasi ghat due to the COVID-19 scare. (ANI photo)

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Civil Defence Staff personnel instructs people to maintain social distancing at a Kolkata market

Civil Defence Staff personnel instructs people to maintain social distancing at a Kolkata market

Photo from a Kolkata market where a Civil Defence Staff personnel instructs people to maintain social distancing and to wear a mask while shopping. (ANI photo)

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Stranded migrant labourers in Chennai

Stranded migrant labourers in Chennai

Several stranded migrant labourers stand in a queue in Chennai to board a special train to Odisha amid COVID-19 lockdown. (ANI photo)

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Passengers in Singapore-Mumbai flight

Passengers in Singapore-Mumbai flight

Picture of the passengers in the Singapore-Mumbai flight. There over 243 Indians coming back under the Vande Bharat Mission.

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Punjabi Migrants leaving from Delhi (1)

Punjabi Migrants leaving from Delhi (1)

A Punjabi migrant living in Delhi govt's temporary shelter taking his travel pass from an official before leaving for their home town.

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Punjabi Migrants leaving from Delhi (2)

Punjabi Migrants leaving from Delhi (2)

Migrants from Punjab living in Delhi govt's temporary shelter at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Nehru Vihar left for their home towns today by a Punjab Roadways bus.

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Delhi's Colony sealed

Delhi's Colony sealed

Sunlight Colony in the national capital, Delhi's was sealed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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