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India’s Covid-19 lockdown saved lives but wrecked livelihoods. Relief measures are urgently needed -Meghna Yadav, Aarushi Kalra, Kanika Sharma & Alamu R

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Unless the Centre and states act swiftly, the humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen.

As India witnesses a record-breaking surge of Covid-19 cases, the Central and state governments have been scrambling to find appropriate responses to handle this health crisis. At a time when the healthcare system is severely strained, many state governments not surprisingly have employed public health or non-pharmaceutical interventions to control the spread of the disease. These interventions include lockdowns, evening and night curfews, as well as restrictions on capacity or closure of schools, retail businesses, industries, borders and public transportation.

The public health interventions initially adopted by the states ranged from complete lockdown to no restrictions, with many states imposing combinations of partial lockdowns and night curfews. Using information from government orders and websites as well as mainstream media reports, we collated data on the nature of non-pharmaceutical interventions imposed by the states as of April 26, 2021.

We noted the different public health interventions employed in each state and Union territory and categorised them into seven categories depending on severity of the combined interventions. These are reported in the map below.

As of April 26, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Jharkhand had imposed full lockdowns. Large states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh had implemented their own combinations of lockdowns, restrictions, and night curfews in varying degrees across districts.

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