India holds one-day curfew to test coronavirus defences

A health worker spraying disinfectant on a deserted road during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed by the government amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) in Chennai on Sunday (March 22). Millions of Indians went into lockdown in a bid to halt the spreading virus. - AFP

NEW DELHI: Millions of Indians went into lockdown on Sunday (March 22) as the country brought most of its vast railway network to a halt in a bid to slow the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

Most domestic flights were grounded and shops shut their doors for the 14-hour curfew that is designed to test the country's ability to fight the pandemic.