India coronavirus cases rise as millions return home

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At least 4.5 million workers had migrated home from economic hubs in the two months since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a lockdown.

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MUMBAI - Indian states witnessing millions of migrant labourers returning from the big cities are recording rising coronavirus infections, officials said on Tuesday, fearing that the pandemic could spread through villages where medical care is basic at best.

On Tuesday, India had recorded a total 145,380 infections and a death toll of 4,167, low figures for the world's second-most populous country when compared with some countries in Europe. Economists studying reverse migration patterns said India's poorest migrant labourers have been the worst hit by the lockdown. TV footage early in the crisis showed police beating migrant workers as they tried to board city buses to reach their villages, making a mockery of social distancing.

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