India’s Covid-19 surge robs 23 million jobs, punctures economy
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02/06/2021 - 17:32 A woman holds a child and waits with other migrant workers outside a railway station hoping to be able to travel to their home states, in Jammu, India, Friday, May 22, 2020. AP - Channi Anand Text by: Pratap Chakravarty 4 min Almost 23 million jobs have vanished in India during a disastrous Covid-19 surge that has killed tens of thousands in a matter of weeks. Millions also slipped deeper into poverty but experts said part of the problem could be solved if the economy was opened up. Advertising Read more
The dire numbers came as India added 132,788 fresh infections, taking the national tally to 28.3 million coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
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