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The Big Story: Stay at home
India is locking down.
The country has effectively quarantined itself in an attempt to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, barring all international flights from landing beginning March 22.
On Sunday, as many Indians carried out the self-imposed “janata curfew” called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Central and state officials announced a full lockdown in more than 75 districts.
More than 80 cities are on this list, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata. (More details are here).
Indian Railways, which transports more than 20 million people daily, has ground to a halt. All passenger trains including suburban ones, stand canceled for the week. Inter-state bus transit is no longer operational.
These decisions came in part as a response to a huge rush, particularly among migrant workers to return to their homes from cities – giving them a safety net since daily jobs have dried up, but potentially taking the virus into rural areas and previously unaffected towns.
Many states have shut their borders. Delhi Chief...
