News in Pics (24 March 2020)

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a call conference to install the CARE committee (comite d'analyse, recherche et expertise) about the coronavirus COVID-19, at the Elysee Palace in Paris Tuesday, March 24, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.

Patna: Locals buy vegetables and essential goods at a store after PM Modi’s announcement of 21 days of lockdown in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Patna, Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visits quarantine and state government hospitals to review preparedness on coronavirus, in Kolkata, March 24, 2020.

Ahmedabad: Police personnel punish offenders flouting lockdown imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Ahmedabad, India, March 24, 2020

Chennai: Police personnel asking passengers to leave the premises of Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) at Koyambedu after government imposed lockdown, in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Chennai, Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh along with Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh (L) display masks seized during a police operation to check on black marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Mumbai, Tuesday, March 24, 2020.