Pandemic denial puts India in fatal peril - Asia Times
▻https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/pandemic-denial-puts-india-in-fatal-peril
The rate at which infections are going up in India is worrisome.
There are many more infections beyond the official figures.
Vast cities such as Mumbai and Delhi are the worst hit but the pandemic is spreading to other cities and towns too and lockdown is being reimposed in some areas. The situation is “absolutely bad” in Delhi, where alongside the pandemic-related issues, there is the collateral effect on people’s lives. Migrant laborers who are trying to get back to their homes are hard up, as once again the government has stopped transportation, trains as well as buses. The unemployment rate has drastically increased and many industries are refusing to take back employees. The grim reality in Delhi is that massive unemployment is leading to hunger, and this is posing a graver challenge than Covid-19 itself. The government has announced huge schemes but if the help doesn’t reach the people within the month, it will become very difficult to handle the situation.
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