Citizens would do well to not expect everything to go back to normal on April 15 after the lockdown ends. Both, the Centre and the states are contemplating measures to ensure a staggered re-emergence of the population. This means not all services will be thrown open and a significant chunk of the population might be forced to stay home further.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked all chief ministers (CM) to brainstorm for a common exit strategy and told them about a possible second wave of spread of the virus in some countries.