Two Sides Of 21 days Lockdown

Thousands of migrant workers have been trying to get home, with many of them attempting to cross state borders, amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Many of them have died. While the deaths of at least 22 such migrants are documented, the actual number might be much more.

With businesses upended and establishments shut down, vast numbers of daily wage labourers, many of whom lived where they worked, were suddenly left without any means of sustenance and shelter in large cities. Thousands of them, including whole families, marched along interstate highways to their homes. On their way, many were beaten, lathi-charged and sent back from the borders by the police for breaking rules of social distancing amid the lockdown.

One migrant worker, a thirty nine years old man who set off on foot from Delhi to his hometown in Madhya Pradesh, collapsed and died after walking around 200 km, The Times of India reported on Saturday. The man used to deliver orders for a restaurant in Delhi that shut down due to the spread of Covid-19.

Ranveer Singh had started walking to Morena in Madhya Pradesh, 300 km away, early on Thursday.

A lot of such people are dying on daily basis.

On one hand this 21 days lock out brought family members closer to each other while on the other hand it took a few people away from their family...