Prakash is a migrant from Jharkhand working at a hotel in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. The 42-year-old says the Covid Pandemic has hit his daily earnings, which are down from Rs 1200 daily to Rs 700 now. He is worried as Kerala's rising Covid numbers have brought back the night curfew and weekend lockdown as more restrictions would make survival tough, not just for him but also his two schoolgoing children and family back home.
