MUMBAI -- Although India enacted the world's biggest lockdown five weeks ago, the country's heavily concentrated slums remain potential breeding grounds for the novel coronavirus, putting millions who cannot afford to socially distance at risk.
Poverty and religious gatherings elevate risk of infections
In Dharavi, people who do not have surgical masks make do with handkerchiefs or shirtsleeves tied around the mouth. © Reuters
MUMBAI -- Although India enacted the world's biggest lockdown five weeks ago, the country's heavily concentrated slums remain potential breeding grounds for the novel coronavirus, putting millions who cannot afford to socially distance at risk.