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India is currently plagued by issues that have only aggravated with the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
Cyclone Amphan has wreaked havoc on the Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha and Assam. At least 98 people have been reported dead, and several more have been injured -- emergency and rescue efforts hindered as they are by the coronavirus. The thatched huts and makeshift settlements of the poor have been torn to shreds. Social distancing measures have made successful evacuation impossible and shelters are unable to operate at full capacity. While the more well off have bounced back, the poor are struggling to survive.
Millions of people work outside of their home states because of the lack of occupation opportunities. These migrant workers have been stranded away from home because of the lockdown. The Indian government, by imposinga nationwide lockdown, has left the transport of stranded migrant workers entirely to state governments. The result is a disastrous humanitarian crisis: millions of impoverished working-class Indians are walking, cycling, dangerously hitchhiking home, sometimes over distances of more than 1,000 km, often on empty stomachs. More than 170 people, including children and pregnant women, have died in accidents on the way.
Strengthen the Healthcare System:
There is an abysmal doctor-patient ratio in India. The pandemic has put a strain on the already weak healthcare system.
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