Tens of thousands of migrant workers left Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Sunday to return to their villages.
At the origin of this exodus: the entry into force from Monday, June 28 of an extremely strict confinement, due to an alarming increase in contaminations with the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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From Monday, the inhabitants of the country will have to remain strictly confined to their homes.
Only emergency services and companies working for exports will be allowed to continue their activities.
Most economic activity, including markets, commerce, transport and offices, will have to cease by Thursday.
The measures, imposed after more than 6,000 new cases were recorded Thursday and 108 deaths Friday, sparked a massive exodus from Dhaka of workers on Sunday who will be deprived of their livelihood.
“
During confinement, there is no work.
And if we don't work, how do we pay the rent?
That's why we pack our things and go back to our villages,
”said one woman among the migrants.
Bangladesh has reported more than 880,000 infections and more than 14,000 deaths from Covid-19, an underestimated toll according to experts.
