Migrant labourers leave Mumbai in packed trains fearing lockdown

Mumbai | Friday | 9th April, 2021

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(ANI)Mumbai: Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra trains at Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus were seen packed with migrant workers as they feared an impending lockdown. Speaking to reporters a migrant worker who was travelling in an Uttar Pradesh bound train said "This train will go to Gorakhpur. Due to a sharp rise in COVID cases Mumbai's BMC on Thursday imposed a weekend lockdown in the city until further orders. Out of 56286 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra 8938 cases were reported in Mumbai and 12090 in Pune. The total count of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai now stands at 491698 while the active COVID-19 cases in Pune is mounted to 89598..