Police personnel march on the street of Varanasi during weekend lockdown imposed the in wake of rising Covid-19 cases across the country, in Varanasi.

A deserted view of Ganga ghat during weekend lockdown imposed in wake of rising Covid-19 cases across the country, in Varanasi.

A view of the iconic building of Lucknow, Imambada as ASI protected monuments remained shut for visitors, in view of the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, in Lucknow.

Janpath Market shopkeepers close their shops in the wake of the current spike in Covid-19 cases, in Lucknow.

Migrants board buses for their native places amid surge in COVID-19 cases, at Jhakakati Bus Stand in Kanpur.

Applicants gather to file their nomination form for Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat election 2021, amid the surge in Covid-19 cases across country, in Mirzapur.

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav undergoes a Covid-19 test, at party office in Lucknow.

People wait to receive COVID-19 vaccines at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

People wait to receive COVID-19 vaccines at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Deserted Dashashwamedh Ghat during a night curfew due to surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, in Varanasi.

Police personnel guard on a road during a night curfew, imposed amid surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, in Lucknow.

Police personnel guard on a road during a night curfew, imposed amid surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, in Lucknow.

Police with a sniffer dog inspect the site of an explosion which took place in an illegal firecracker factory, in Bijnor.

Passengers from Mumbai arrive via CST Gorakhpur special train, at Charbagh Railway Station in Lucknow.

Beneficiaries wait in queues to receive the COVID-19 vaccine doses at a vaccination centre in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Covid-19 patients at a hospital in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Police personnel brought back gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at Banda jail from Punjab, in Banda district.

Police personnel brought back gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at Banda jail from Punjab, in Banda district.

A cavalcade arrives at Ropar Jail to take custody of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari as part of arrangements for his shifting from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh jail, in Rupna...

Passengers, wearing masks as per COVID-19 guidelines, arrive at the Charbagh Railway Station amid countrywide spike in the coronavirus cases, in Lucknow.