India has slowly but surely started to open up and people have started moving on the streets again. The country, with a population of 1.3 billion, has long puzzled few recorded cases of infection. But the situation has changed in a short time. The entire 10,000 new cases of infection have been confirmed in the country only in recent days, which is the highest figure to date. And there is no indication that it is leveling out.

In addition, unemployment has risen by as much as 20 to 27 percent and the economy is shrinking for the first time since the 1970s.

100 million people

The most affected are the poor migrant workers. It has been estimated that 100 million people could fall below the poverty line because of the corona pandemic.

- I am an uneducated man and have lost my livelihood, others can continue to work from home with their computers but poor and uneducated people who have lost their jobs suffer, says bus driver Gangaram.

The economy at the top of the priority list

The Indian Prime Minister has said that the economy is at the top of the government's priority list. And in May, a support package of over SEK 2,500 billion was presented.

- Measures to strengthen the economy are needed in the fight against the corona virus. Therefore, the government will now make a series of decisions without delay, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In India, 6 649 people have so far passed away with covid-19.