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As Migrants Flee Cities, Concerns About COVID-19 Surge In Villages Evoking memories of the last national lockdown, hundreds of migrants in badly affected Mumbai packed into trains as bars, malls and restaurants have again been forced to down shutters.
Updated: April 09, 2021 6:09 pm IST
Health workers carry the body of a man who died from Covid, for burial at a graveyard in New Delhi.
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India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday and daily deaths hit their highest in more than five months, as it battles a second wave of infections and states complain of a persistent vaccine shortage.
Covid-19: Migrants flee cities in India after surge in cases
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People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus arrive at a train station in Bengaluru. AP
Hundreds of migrants in badly affected Mumbai packed into trains as bars, malls and restaurants have again been forced to down shutters.
India reported another record number of new Covid-19 infections on Friday and daily deaths hit their highest in more than five months, as it battles a second wave of infections and states complain of a persistent vaccine shortage.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday and daily deaths hit their highest in more than five months, as it battles a second wave of infections and states complain of a persistent vaccine shortage.
Evoking memories of the last national lockdown when tens of thousands of people walked on foot back to their homes, hundreds of migrants in badly affected Mumbai packed into trains as bars, malls and restaurants have again been forced to down shutters.
One of those fleeing was Surender Puri, who recently lost his job as a cook at a restaurant in Mumbai’s suburb.
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