Hungry and harassed under India's coronavirus lockdown
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English - April 08, 2020 09:30 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 360 ratingsNews Society & Culture aj+ world journalism reporters al jazeera global news news podcasts international news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For millions of India's migrant workers, walking hundreds of kilometers to find a safe haven is the only option during the country's 21-day lockdown. But on the journey, out-of-work daily-wage earners are facing starvation and harassment from police. As the country continues to grapple with an ill-equipped health care system, the coronavirus crisis has further revealed India's systemic class issues.
In this episode:
Elizabeth Puranam (@LizPuranam), Al Jazeera's correspondent in India.
For more:
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Can healthcare in poor nations withstand coronavirus?
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April 8, 2020: We've updated this episode to include details about Liz's ability to report from the field.