All major markets — Computer Market Nehru Place, Sarojini Nagar, Connaught Place, Lajpat Nagar, South Extension, Chandni Chowk — closed their shutters.

Many daily wagers, such as rickshaw pullers, who were on the road, expressed their discontent over losing their livelihood. Near Jangpura, Mohammad Sultan (40), a rickshaw puller from Bihar, said, “Everyone is dying of the illness but the poor are dying more — we have no form of stable sustenance during the Covid-19 period, our local food outlets have closed, and we will have no work this weekend. It is very difficult for us, as we come to the city only to earn; no one wants to leave their families but we must.”

At various points in central and south Delhi, the Delhi Police set up checkpoints, often stopping vehicles and asking them for proof to show that their movement qualifies as ‘essential’.