Schools, colleges and other crowded places have been closed due to the increase in the cases of COVID-19. In such a situation, private companies are also advising employees to work from home.

But this has had a serious impact on the unorganised sector of the country. Daily labourers and small shopkeepers have been facing a clear struggle, as documented by The Wire's Srishti Srivastava.

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