The World Bank on Sunday said migrant workers returning home could become vectors carrying the coronavirus to unaffected states and villages and those preliminary findings indicated in India many outmigration areas are likely to have COVID-19 cases. In its biannual regional report, the World Bank said South Asia is one of the highest population density areas in the world, particularly urban areas, and that preventing domestic coronavirus transmission is an enormous challenge in the region. “This makes contagion easier, especially among the most vulnerable people: slum dwellers and migrant workers,” it said.
The World Bank on Sunday said migrant workers returning home could become vectors carrying the coronavirus to unaffected states and villages and those preliminary findings indicated in India many outmigration areas are likely to have COVID-19 cases. In its biannual regional report, the World Bank said South Asia is one of the highest population density areas in the world, particularly urban areas, and that preventing domestic coronavirus transmission is an enormous challenge in the region. “This makes contagion easier, especially among the most vulnerable people: slum dwellers and migrant workers,” it said.