There were no social distancing measures as people waited to board buses in Delhi
The workers have been forced to leave where they live as they are unable to pay their rent
Posted on 03/29/2020 7:52:17 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Thousands of migrant workers in India descended on state borders and bus stations as they tried to get back to their rural eastern villages during the country's three-week coronavirus lockdown.
Some walked for hundreds of miles in prosperous western areas including Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi as there was no public transport available to them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has apologised for imposing the national COVID-19 lockdown, admitting it was harsh, especially for poor people, but was needed to beat the pandemic.
The restrictions, brought in on Wednesday, are meant to prevent the virus spreading and overwhelming India's already strained healthcare system.
But migrant workers have been forced to leave where they live as they are unable to pay their rent, and state borders have been sealed as the nation faces one of the gravest challenges of the outbreak.
Driving from Delhi towards its eastern border of Ghazipur, I came across hundreds of men with backpacks, sacks and bags walking in the heat. There were also women and children but it was overwhelmingly young men.
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There were no social distancing measures as people waited to board buses in Delhi
The workers have been forced to leave where they live as they are unable to pay their rent
Yikes, looks like that was poorly planned.
Since Wednesday? Doesn't seem very likely.
Ya’ think?
GMTA
Makes think this is mostly Fake News
I would walk 500 miles
and I would walk 500 more...
So the people getting in mass gatherings to not be in mass gatherings. Is is jut me or...
Fake news is a global pandemic!!
Bad headline. I was thinking, Trail of Tears II ... ??
Somewhere ole Andy Jackson is grinning from ear to ear.
I find it hard to believe that ANY virus would affect the India population, that place is so filthy their immune systems have to be top notch!! I doubt any damn virus would cause damage these people really need to work and their leaders should let them work!!!
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