As the number of coronavirus cases rises, countries around the world - including India - are resorting to "local lockdowns" to curb the spread of infections.
As the name suggests, “localised” or “local” lockdowns involve imposing restrictions on movement and business activity on a particular region, town or city that has a cluster or outbreak of cases.
In order to avoid these cases being transmitted far and wide, the cluster is cut off from the outside world until the number of cases comes down and the outbreak is controlled.
Localised lockdowns are no doubt not as destructive as their nationwide counterparts. But that doesn’t mean they are painless. If one city is put under lockdown for a weekend or a week, it would invariably have serious repercussions for manufacturing and supply chains.
Click link for an understanding of how local lockdowns work, where they're imposed right now, and what their economic implications are: https://transfin.in/as-number-of-coronavirus-cases-rises-india-resorts-to-local-lockdowns