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COVID-19 crisis: Hundreds of migrant workers flood Kottayam street in Kerala hoping to return home

Mar 29, 2020, 03:51PM ISTSource: Times Now

A deserted street in Kerala’s Kottayam district was full of activity on Sunday as hundreds of migrant workers from Bihar Uttar Pradesh gathered seeking to return to their hometown amid the nationwide lockdown. The protesters demanded food, drinking water and vehicles to return to their native places. The crowd, which started gathering since Sunday morning triggering fears of infecting or exposing others, has now dispersed. So far of the nationwide lockdown, this is Kerala's biggest violation.

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