Mysore/Mysuru, May 24 -- Call it 'Sunday Curfew' or 'Sunday Lockdown' or a '36-hour shutdown', the city's streets wore a deserted look, resembling a ghost town with an eerie silence and uneasy calm prevailing across its length and breadth while hundreds of Policemen kept a close vigil.

"A total lockdown is in force across the State since Saturday evening 7 pm to Monday morning 7 am. A ban under Section 144 of the CrPC has also been imposed to prevent movement of people and vehicles," a Police official said.

As decided by the State Government to contain the Coronavirus spread, the Sunday lockdown comes after a partial relaxation of restrictions on weekdays since May 19 to revive economic activity and restore near normalcy. The 36-hour lo...