India under 21-day lockdown: What's open and what's not

On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day country wide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

During the lockdown, here's everything that will be available and everything that won’t.

All government offices will be shut down - with the exception of defence, central armed police forces, treasury, public utilities, disaster management, power generation and transmission units, and post offices.

All commercial establishments - malls, theaters, etc. - will be closed.

All essential services - food, water, medicines - are available as grocery stores, pharmacies and hospitals will remain open.

Banks will remain open, but with limited functioning - withdrawals, deposits and transfers are possible, but banks are advising customers to use online banking as far as possible.

Anyone arriving in the country after February 15 will go into mandatory quarantine. Obstructing a public official’s duty will land you in jail for a year or more, false claims - creating a panic, or falsifying sickness - will also cost you a few years and a fine.