PHOTOS: Thousands wait for buses to take them home amid COVID-19 panic

30 March 2020 at 9:28 am

DELHI, INDIA - 2020/03/29: Migrant workers queue at Anand vihar bus terminal, wearing face masks as a preventive measure during the nationwide lock down. The Indian government imposed a 21 day nationwide lock down as a preventive measure against the corona virus pandemic. (Photo by Manish rajput/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images)

DELHI, INDIA - 2020/03/29: Migrant workers and their family members walking towards Laxmi nagar train station leaving India's capital for their villages, during the nationwide lock down. The Indian government imposed a 21 day nationwide lock down as a preventive measure against the corona virus pandemic. (Photo by Manish rajput/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images)

DELHI, INDIA - 2020/03/29: Migrant woman with a baby wearing a face mask as a preventive measure, at Anand vihar bus terminal during the nationwide lock down. The Indian government imposed a 21 day nationwide lock down as a preventive measure against the corona virus pandemic. (Photo by Manish rajput/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images)

DELHI, INDIA - 2020/03/29: A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure, distributes food to the migrant labourers and workers who are stranded on the border during the nationwide lock down. The Indian government imposed a 21 day nationwide lock down as a preventive measure against the corona virus pandemic. (Photo by Manish rajput/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images)

DELHI, INDIA - 2020/03/29: Crowd of migrant workers at Anand vihar bus terminal travelling to their villages, during the nationwide lock down. The Indian government imposed a 21 day nationwide lock down as a preventive measure against the corona virus pandemic. (Photo by Manish rajput/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images)

LUCKNOW, INDIA - MARCH 29: Migrant workers head home on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Asti Road, Bakshi Ka Talab, on March 29, 2020 in Lucknow, India. (Photo by Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

LUCKNOW, INDIA - MARCH 29: Migrant workers arrive at their native state on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Asti Road, Bakshi Ka Talab, on March 29, 2020 in Lucknow, India. (Photo by Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

\LUCKNOW, INDIA - MARCH 29: Migrant workers react from on top of a bus as they make their return home on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Asti Road, Bakshi Ka Talab, on March 29, 2020 in Lucknow, India. (Photo by Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

LUCKNOW, INDIA - MARCH 29: Migrant workers try to board an overcrowded bus to return to their home on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Asti Road, Bakshi Ka Talab, on March 29, 2020 in Lucknow, India. (Photo by Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 29: Migrant workers head home on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, at NH9 road, near Vijay Nagar, on March 29, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 29: Migrant workers head home on an animal cart during Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, at NH9 road, on March 29, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 29: An aerial view of the Lal Kuan bus stand where migrant workers are seen heading to their native state on buses arranged by the Uttar Pradesh government, on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, on March 29, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 29: Migrant workers gather at Anand Vihar Bus Terminus as they head to their native state on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, on March 29, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 29: A wave of migrant workers seen at Anand Vihar Bus Terminus as they head to their native state on Day 5 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus, on March 29, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NOIDA, INDIA - MARCH 29: A migrant worker with children headed back home pauses for break, on day 5 of the nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to check the spread of coronavirus, at Yamuna expressway zero point, on March 29, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh /Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NOIDA, INDIA - MARCH 29: Stranded migrant workers rush to secure a seat on the few buses in service, on day 5 of the nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to check the spread of coronavirus, at Yamuna expressway zero point, on March 29, 2020 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh /Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Migrant workers walk to their villages along the Mumbai Pune highway during 21 day countrywide lockdown in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 29, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologized to the public on Sunday for imposing a three-week national lockdown, calling it harsh but "needed to win" the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An Indian migrant laborer's family is silhouetted as they make the journey to their village by foot, following a lockdown amid concern over spread of coronavirus in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 28, 2020. Authorities sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts of India's capital on Saturday to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to reach their home villages during the world's largest coronavirus lockdown. Thousands of people, mostly young male day laborers but also families, fled their New Delhi homes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown that began on Wednesday and effectively put millions of Indians who live off daily earnings out of work. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Indian men try to stop vehicles for migrant workers waiting for transportation to their respective villages following a lockdown amid concern over spread of coronavirus in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 28, 2020. Authorities sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts of India's capital on Saturday to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to reach their home villages during the world's largest coronavirus lockdown. Thousands of people, mostly young male day laborers but also families, fled their New Delhi homes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown that began on Wednesday and effectively put millions of Indians who live off daily earnings out of work. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Indian migrant workers sit atop a bus, provided by the government, as others walk along an expressway to their villages following a lockdown amid concern over spread of coronavirus in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 28, 2020. Some of India's legions of poor and others suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid on Thursday, as both public and private groups worked to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The measures that went into effect Wednesday, the largest of their kind in the world, risk heaping further hardship on the quarter of the population who live below the poverty line and the 1.8 million who are homeless. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A migrant worker's family draped in blanket rests along a road as they return to their village, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (Danish Siddiqui / Reuters)

Migrant workers travel on a crowded bus as they return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (Adnan Abidi / Reuters)

Migrant workers travel on crowded buses as they return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (Adnan Abidi / Reuters)

Migrant workers crowd up outside a bus station as they wait to board buses to return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis (Anushree Fadnavis / Reuters)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers try to board a goods truck bound to their native state during Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, at Lal Kuan bus stand, on March 28, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers are seen in large numbers at Kaushambi Roadways Bus Stand on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, at Kaushambi, on March 28, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ajay Aggarwal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers seen inside a DTC bus bound to their native state during Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, at Lal Kuan bus stand, on March 28, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers seen inside a bus bound to their native state during Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, at Lal Kuan bus stand, on March 28, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: A wave of migrant workers seen at Anand Vihar Bus Terminus near the Delhi - UP border following Uttar Pradesh governments call to arrange buses for the workers returning to their native state, on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, on March 28, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 28: An aerial view of Lal Kuan bus stand where a wave of migrant workers was seen following Uttar Pradesh governments call to arrange buses for the workers returning to their native state, on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, on March 28, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: A huge rush of migrant workers who had been marching to their homes, seen at Anand Vihar Bus Terminal on day 4 of the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, on March 28, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Biplov Bhuyan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers try to board an overcrowded bus bound to their native state on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, at Lal Kuan bus stand, on March 28, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

GHAZIABAD, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers seen at Lal Kuan bus stand on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, on March 28, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India. (Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers wave from on top of a bus bound to their native state, at Ghazipur, near the Delhi - UP border on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, on March 28, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: A wave of migrant workers try to board a bus bound to their native state at Ghazipur, near the Delhi - UP border on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, on March 28, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: A traffric police personnel holds a child as a wave of migrants workers try to Kaushambi Roadways Bus Stand on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, at Delhi UP border (opposite Anand Vihar Bus Stand, on March 28, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ajay Aggarwal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Migrant workers and their family members lineup outsdie the Anand Vihar bus terminal to leave for their villages during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on March 28, 2020. - Tens of thousands of migrant workers and their famiies on March 28 fought and shoved their way onto buses organised by India's most populous state to get them to their home towns amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Bhuvan BAGGA / AFP) (Photo by BHUVAN BAGGA/AFP via Getty Images) (BHUVAN BAGGA via Getty Images)

Migrant workers and their family members gather outside the Anand Vihar bus terminal to leave for their villages during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on March 28, 2020. - Tens of thousands of migrant workers and their famiies on March 28 fought and shoved their way onto buses organised by India's most populous state to get them to their home towns amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Bhuvan BAGGA / AFP) (Photo by BHUVAN BAGGA/AFP via Getty Images) (BHUVAN BAGGA via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: A view of bridge market during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of coronavirus (COVÄ°D-19) pandemic, at Delhi Uttar Pradesh Border, in New Delhi on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers along with their family members walk to their villages amid the nationwide lockdown, in wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Delhi Uttar Pradesh Border, in New Delhi on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 28: Migrant workers are seen on a bus to go their native villages during nationwide lockdown as a precaution against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in New Delhi, India on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Volunteers of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) prepare vegetables for distributing among poor residents during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Ahmedabad on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP) (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images) (SAM PANTHAKY via Getty Images)

Daily wage laborers, returning from Mumbai travel to their villages amid Coronavirus concerns in a crowded train coach in Prayagraj , India, Sunday, March 22, 2020. India is observing a 14-hour “people's curfew” called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to stem the rising coronavirus caseload in the country of 1.3 billion. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

KALYAN, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA - 2020/03/21: People waiting for the Long distance train to various villages at Kalyan railway station during the corona pandemic. All shops, factories and other commercial establishments expect grocery stores, medical stores are to be shut down till 31st March and all citizens of India have been urged to stay indoors for 14 hours. Timings of the 'Janata curfew' (People Curfew) are 7am to 9pm as a social distancing measure to combat the corona virus outbreak. (Photo by Sandeep Rasal/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images)

Passengers wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, disease pandemic during travel at local train in Kolkata, India on March 21, 2020. Sixty cases were reported from country on Friday the most in one day as the number of coronavirus cases rose to 283 in the country. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Migrant workers and their families board an overcrowded passenger train, after government imposed restrictions on public gatherings in attempts to prevent spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande (Prashant Waydande / Reuters)

Indian commuters, some wearing protective masks as a precaution against COVID-19 travel in a crowded local train in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 20, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Policemen stand guard as daily wage laborers, returning from Mumbai amid Coronavirus concerns arrive at a railway station in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, March 22, 2020. India is observing a 14-hour “people's curfew” called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to stem the rising coronavirus caseload in the country of 1.3 billion. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Indian passengers are screened for body temperature as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 at Secunderabad Railway Station in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Passengers wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk along with others at the Howrah railway station, in Kolkata on March 21, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images) (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)

Passengers wearing facemasks travel in a train during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a railway station in Kolkata on March 22, 2020. - Nearly one billion people around the world were confined to their homes, as the coronavirus death toll crossed 13,000 and factories were shut in worst-hit Italy after another single-day fatalities record. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images) (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)

Indian passengers wear face masks as a precaution against COVID-19 arrive at Secunderabad Railway Station in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Migrant workers and their families queue to board a train at a railway station, after government imposed restrictions on public gatherings in attempts to prevent spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande (Prashant Waydande / Reuters)

A passenger wearing a facemask travels in a train during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a railway station in Kolkata on March 22, 2020. - Nearly one billion people around the world were confined to their homes, as the coronavirus death toll crossed 13,000 and factories were shut in worst-hit Italy after another single-day fatalities record. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images) (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)

Passengers wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus sit inside a coach of a train at a railway station in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on March 20, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP) (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images) (NOAH SEELAM via Getty Images)

Protective masks are distributed outside a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas (Francis Mascarenhas / Reuters)

Indian passengers wear face masks and gloves as a precaution against COVID-19 wait at Secunderabad Railway Station in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An Indian passenger wearing face mask and gloves as a precaution against COVID-19 opens glass window of a train compartment at Secunderabad Railway Station in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A migrant worker tries to board an overcrowded passenger train from an emergency window, after government imposed restrictions on public gatherings in attempts to prevent spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (Prashant Waydande / Reuters)

An Indian passenger wearing face mask and gloves as a precaution against COVID-19 peeps out of a train window at Secunderabad Railway Station in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Cleaning service men wearing mask to protect themselves from corona , at Railway station in Allahabad on March 19 ,2020 .The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 166 today after a record number of fresh cases reported from the various parts of the country. Maharashtra is the worst affected state with the maximum number of cases. According to the data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total tally includes 141 Indian nationals and 25 foreigners. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A passenger wearing a facemask amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus waits on a platform to board a train at a railway station in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on March 20, 2020. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP) (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images) (NOAH SEELAM via Getty Images)

Passengers wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, travel in a train at the Bidhan Nagar Road railway station, in Kolkata on March 21, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images) (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)

Migrant workers and their families queue to buy train tickets at a railway station, after government imposed restrictions on public gatherings in attempts to prevent spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande (Prashant Waydande / Reuters)

People wearing protective masks are seen at a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas (Francis Mascarenhas / Reuters)

Over the past week, as India has moved towards and eventually enforced a nation-wide lockdown to try and contain the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have been trying to make their way home. This past weekend, the interstate bus terminus at New Delhi saw a deluge of these workers. Most were confined to and fed at special relief camps as they waited for buses to take them to their villages in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, Indian Railways, one of the world's busiest railroad networks, had announced a total shutdown of its services causing thousand to throng to the stations in an attempt to catch the last trains.

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