The suddenness of the lockdown triggered a massive humanitarian crisis as millions of daily-wage migrant workers lost their livelihoods overnight. With factories and work sites closed, and public transport suspended, many were forced to begin arduous journeys back to their ancestral villages on foot.
: Even those who reached their villages faced challenges, such as 14-day school quarantines and dwindling financial aid. Life in Isolation india lockdown
In the cities, life took on an unrecognizable stillness. While the streets were empty and skies vacant, internal battles were fought in homes and hospitals. The suddenness of the lockdown triggered a massive