COVID-19 Sets off Mass Migration in India

Arch Med Res. 2020 Oct;51(7):736-738. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Abstract

The communication discusses COVID-19 triggered reverse migration in India. India has witnessed the second largest mass migration in its history after the Partition of India in 1947, where more than 14 million people were displaced and migrated to India and Pakistan respectively, depending on their religious faiths. The opinion describes the trend of migration and related effects on the migrants as well as the nation at large.

Keywords: COVID-19; Implications; Mass migration; SARS-C0V-2 infection.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Human Migration*
  • Humans
  • India
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Transients and Migrants