Mobility data reveal India chose 'jaan' over 'jahaan' during second wave 

While India didn't announce a national lockdown to tackle the second wave of Covid-19, the citizenry appears to have delivered remarkable compliance with the stay-at-home guidance when almost 98% of the country was under some sort of restriction.

Officially, India didn't announce a national lockdown when the second wave roared. Still, the citizenry appears to have delivered remarkable compliance with the stay-at-home guidance when almost 98 per cent of the country embraced some sort of restrictions in the face of the deadly surge. Google mobility trends show public movements were largely limited to visits to grocery stores and pharmacies through most of April and May. In other words, people mostly preferred to stay indoors. Nationwide, there has been a 64 per cent drop in shopping and recreational activities and a 51 per cent drop in workplace footfalls compared to the baseline, data reveal.