PANAJI
*Lockdown is an emergency system under which private and public offices, private establishments and public transport are completely closed
*Basic objective of lockdown is to increase the social distancing to check the outbreak of any contaminated disease etc.
*Curfew is a strict order to keep people off the streets
*Generally, curfew is applied during rioting or other such possible situation
*During curfew people are forced to stay indoors for a set number of hours
*During lockdown, essential services like banks, ATM services, post office, hospitals are open for general public, but during curfew, all essential services such as markets, schools, colleges and banks remain locked for a specific period of time
* Lockdown is set for long terms (months) but Curfew is set for short terms (hours)
* Lockdown is declared in rare cases like Covid-19. Order is issued by District Collector or Chief Medical Officer, were as Curfew can be declared frequently. Orders are issued by District Magistrate or Police Commissioner or executive magistrate
* Coverage area of Lockdown is more compared to Curfew
* Lockdown is imposed in whole country were as Curfew is imposed in specific area for specific time
