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Life in Dharavi in the times of coronavirus

By THE REDIFF NEWS BUREAU
April 22, 2020

In homes that are cramped, stuffy and increasingly low on food, residents of one of Asia's largest slum are struggling under India's nationwide lockdown.

A man stands behind a makeshift barricade set up to stop people from entering a lane, during a nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, during the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Mumbai. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
 

Men wearing masks look through the windows of a house, during the nationwide lockdown. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

A man rides a scooter through a crowded market area, during the lockdown. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

Residents look on as a health workers arrive to stamp their hands, as part of an order to quarantine at home for 14-days, after a person living in the area tested positive for COVID-19, in Dharavi. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

A doctor wearing a hazmat suit and a mask, conducts a swab test on a man, to check if he has the coronavirus in Dharavi. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

A girl looks on as she crosses a makeshift barricade set up to stop people from entering a narrow lane, during a nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Dharavi. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

A man stands behind a makeshift barricade that was set up to stop people from entering an alley, during a nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Dharavi. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

Two men are ordered by the police to sit on a road, as part of a punishment for breaking the nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Dharavi. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

Children play outside a house, during a nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Dharavi. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation worker fumigates an alley, during a nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Dharavi. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
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