International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021172020090920087802ENDepartment of Community Medicine, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh20200909Dear Editor<br />It has been nearly 2 months since India has announced lockdown, owing to the rising number of COVID‑19 casesacross the country; on 24th March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown‑1 for 21 days, limiting movement of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID‑19 pandemic in India. On 14th April 2020, extended the nationwide lockdown‑2 till 3rd May 2020; on 1st May 2020, the<br />Government of India further extended the lockdown‑3 period to 2 weeks beyond 4th May 2020, with some relaxations; and on 17th May, lockdown‑4 was further extended till 31st May 2020 by NDMA.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2304http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2304/717718146