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The virus trains: How lockdown chaos spread Covid-19 across India

By Jeffrey Gettleman, Suhasini Raj, Sameer Yasir and Karan Deep Singh
New York Times·
16 mins to read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coronavirus restrictions sent migrant workers fleeing. To get them home, the government offered special trains. But the trains would spread the virus across the country.

The crowds surged through the gates,

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