India to help migrant workers leave cities

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India will run more special trains and buses to allow millions of distressed migrant workers to leave big cities, the federal government announced, as concerns grew in some states over rising infections from those returning home.

A worker carries on the shoulders his physically challenged brother to a bus that will take them to their home state of Uttar Pradesh. — Reuters
A worker carries on the shoulders his physically challenged brother to a bus that will take them to their home state of Uttar Pradesh. — Reuters

Workers are walking long distances to their homes in the countryside ever since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a vast lockdown in March to control the spread of coronavirus, Reuters reports.

The move comes as India’s confirmed cases surged past 100,000.

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