Thousands of Indians stayed off the streets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a "Janata (public) Curfew" to curb the spread of COVID-19, which has spread to over 140 countries since it originated in China in December. The country is set to grind to a halt shortly as railway, metro and interstate bus services will be stopped to break the march of coronavirus, which infected close to 350 people and killed seven persons in India.