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How the Coronavirus Lockdown Impacts the Impoverished in India.
Agoramoorthy, Govindasamy; Hsu, Minna J.
  • Agoramoorthy G; College of Pharmacy and Health Care, Tajen University, Yanpu, Pingtung, 907, Taiwan. agoram@tajen.edu.tw.
  • Hsu MJ; Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities ; 8(1): 1-6, 2021 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1064040
ABSTRACT
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, several countries have imposed curfews, quarantines, and lockdowns to restrict the spread of the infection among people. India had initiated a nationwide lockdown to combat the pandemic starting from the last week of March until the end of May 2020. But, the lockdown had continued subsequently in several red zones across parts of the country for few months. However, scientists have criticized the government's abrupt lockdown since it prevented people from preparing for the worst aftermath. Besides, the curfews have blocked millions of impoverished migrant workers from leaving cities to return to their homes in distant rural villages. As a result, the destitute workers have endured enormous hardship and outright discrimination desolately leading to their added physical and mental distress, pain, suffering, and death. Most of the victims of the lockdown have belonged to the economically distressed lower social classes of the Indian caste hierarchy. This article outlines their sufferings triggered by the long drawn-out lockdown episode.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Poverty / Quarantine / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S40615-020-00905-5

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Poverty / Quarantine / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S40615-020-00905-5