Mumbai: In Maharashtra, On Sunday, 57,074 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported, the highest number in the state in any one day. At the same time, 222 more patients died due to pandemonium. Migrant laborers are in awe of the possibility of a lockdown after a growing coronavirus infection case in Maharashtra. The shocking memories of the lockdown last year have the effect that the migrant laborers are returning to their homes as soon as the lockdown is feared.
Migrant workers started returning to their places of origin
With the announcement of the applicable lockdown on weekends, migrant workers living in Mumbai are returning to their original places. Talking to the news agency, a migrant worker said that we are afraid that there will be a lockdown. He said, our family has been worried ever since we went out. Our income has also been affected, which is why we are returning. With the announcement of the lockdown on the weekend, crowds of people have gathered at railway stations and bus stands. Most of them are afraid of living in the city.
Laborers reached home on foot
Millions of migrant workers returned to work again last year due to a lack of jobs and daily wages in Corona’s early stages. The workers had run out of money and had to deal with the problem of food. Thousands of laborers, who were hurting the economy of Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh, had left for their homes hundreds of kilometers away on foot, including family.
Lockdown on Weekend in Maharashtra Strict restrictions since Monday
In view of the fast-growing coronavirus infection cases in the state, the Maharashtra government Sunday announced the implementation of the lockdown from eight o’clock on Friday night to seven o’clock in the morning. Minority Affairs Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik gave this information to the communicators after the cabinet meeting. He said that apart from the weekend lockdown, strict restrictions will also be imposed from eight o’clock on Monday night. He said the nocturnal curfew would continue and prohibitory orders would be imposed under Section 144 on all days of the week.
Cause for concern in Maharashtra
The state health department gave this information in a statement. A total of 30,10,597 cases of infection have been reported in Maharashtra so far, while the total death toll has risen to 55,878. Mumbai city on Sunday reported the highest number of 11,206 new cases in a day of Covid-19. Meanwhile, Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Dr. Shekhar Mande on Sunday said that it helps prevent the spread of coronavirus infection through lockdown, but it will have an adverse effect on the economy and therefore while imposing lockdown There is a need to make Satan. Speaking to reporters online, Mande said that L-452R, a form of coronavirus found in California, USA, is currently a cause of concern in Maharashtra.
