Photos: Curfew, lockdown and India's second wave

Police officers patrol in front of closed shops at a market area during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (REUTERS)

Police officers stand guard on a deserted street during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (REUTERS)

A woman walks past a graffiti, on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas (REUTERS)

A dog lays on an empty street in New Delhi on April 6, 2021, as the Indian capital imposed a night curfew a day after the nation posted a record coronavirus surge, with financial hub Mumbai also introducing similar restrictions. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (AFP)

People ride horses on a street during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (REUTERS)

New Delhi, India - April 6, 2021: Hawkers packing up their wares as a night curfew comes into effect in light of Covid-19, at Connaught Place, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)

New Delhi, India – April 6, 2021: Delhi police personnel checking vehicles at a picket after night curfew was imposed by the Delhi Government in response to rising COvid-19 cases, at Dhaula Kuan in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)