In the midst of a national panic and fear, reports of racist attacks on migrants from Northeast India have escalated, including physical abuses captured on social media.
The Long way Home: Tribulations of Migrants from Northeast India
Category: Covid-19 and India
India’s lockdown will have serious demographic and health costs
Existing commentaries have focused especially on the impacts of the lockdown on general poverty or access to food. It’s impact on people’s capacity to obtain healthcare is also a critical issue.
‘How will we eat’? India’s coronavirus lockdown threatens millions with severe hardship
With just four hours’ notice, the government instructed everyone to remain in their homes, banned public events, closed schools and colleges and shut commercial and industrial outlets across the country.