ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “”They do not exist” – Indian slums struggle as coronavirus crisis worsens | The World” – below is their description.
Since the pandemic began, India’s urban poor remain among the most vulnerable to contract coronavirus. Day labourers and migrants from rural area live in closely-packed living quarters with little to no financial safety net. Arun Kumar is the CEO of Apnalaya, an NGO that focuses on Mumbai’s largest slums. He tells The World that around 50% of the city lives in slums, and infections over the last year have gotten “quite bad”.
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