Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada is observing a total Sunday lockdown to fight the rising number of coronavirus cases by shutting public transprot and shops except few essential services on July 19.

The district is also observing week-long lockdown in Dakshina Kannada along with other parts of the state from July 16 to 22. During the week, people are allowed to shop for essentials between 8 am and 11 am. However, this relaxation has been scrapped for Sunday lockdown.

While arterial roads wore a deserted look, the interior roads in the residential neighbourhood too witnessed less activity. Vegetable, fish markets, which were bustling with activity despite the Covid-19 scare, wore a deserted look. All shops, barring medical shops and those selling essential supplies especially milk parlours, remained closed.

A few vehicles plying in the city were stopped by the police and those without valid reasons were sent back.