COVID-19 triggers mass migration in India

The World

The government of India has shut down the entire country to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Millions of Indians have lost their jobs as a result. This has triggered an unprecedented mass migration as poor migrant workers return home — many on foot.  Host Marco Werman speaks with Indian writer and activist Rana Ayyub, who has been out this week speaking with the poor and displaced. 

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