In pics: Police around the world enforce lockdown Photogallery

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Law enforcement personnel around the world enforce lockdowns and curfews to limit the spread of coronavirus.

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In pics: Police around the world enforce lockdown

Police officers wield their batons against a man as a punishment for breaking the lockdown rules after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi. (Reuters)

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A member of the South African National Defence Force checks documents of a resident as they patrol in an attempt to enforce a 21 day nationwide lockdown, aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Alexandra township, South Africa. (Reuters)

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Los Angeles Police Department officers check the purpose for passenger travel at Union Station during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters)

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Police community support officer speaks with a person as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Brighton, Britain. (Reuters)

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A member of Guatemala's National Civil Police (PNC) handcuffs a man for breaking the curfew, imposed as part of the government's measures against the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Reuters)

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Members of Guatemala's National Civil Police (PNC) escort men detained for breaking the curfew, imposed as part of the government's measures against the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Reuters)

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A Somali policeman attempts to disperse revellers swimming in the Indian Ocean near Lido beach, as part of measures to prevent the potential spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters)

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A government official uses a whip to attempt to disperse civilians who gathered to access relief food rations, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nairobi, Kenya. (Reuters)

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People hold their ears while doing sit-ups as a punishment for breaking a lockdown imposed to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chennai. (Reuters)

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Israeli police detain an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during scuffles as police enforce a partial lockdown against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem. (Reuters)

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