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As India's lockdown ends, a mental health crisis is just beginning

People carrying their belongings queue outside a railway station to board trains that will take them to their home states, after India announced a limited reopening of its giant rail network following a nearly seven-week lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, May 12, 2020.

Passengers queuing for a train in New Delhi after lockdown restrictions were eased, May 2020 Image: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Ashwin Naik
Healthcare Entrepreneur and Author, The Healthcare Gamechangers
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