A screen grab of health care workers bathing migrants prior to entering the town of Bareilly on Monday.|Image Credit:
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It’s more important to save them … getting wet does not mean much, says nodal officer in-charge of COVID-19 in Bareilly.
Migrant labourers returning to their homes from cities were required by the administration in Bareilly to take an open bath in groups with sanitiser service before they were allowed entry into the district.
According to a footage of the event, a group of migrants, including ladies, were seen squatting on the road near a checkpoint in Bareilly as officials in full security equipment spray a solution through a tube pipeline on them. The migrants are not only clothed however also have their luggage strapped onto their bodies even as they get soaked. While at least 2 authorities film the event, one of them