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Study of 1,129 migrants who returned to one Rajasthan area shows that none had coronavirus infection -Pavitra Mohan, Arpita Amin & Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan

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This provides a strong indication that the risk of migrants spreading the infection is low, suggest the study’s authors.

When the government on March 24 announced a complete lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, millions of migrant workers were stranded in India’s towns and cities. Tens of thousands of others started walking or cycling hundreds of kilometres to their villages.

Though the lockdown on Friday was extended to May 17, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that state governments can make necessary arrangements for migrants from their regions to return. However, both state governments and communities fear that the returning migrants could spread infection in rural areas.

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