India has evacuated almost 2 million people from the east coast to safer places as a powerful cyclone hit the nation at a time when authorities are also battling the world’s worst outbreak of Covid-19.
The eastern state of West Bengal has shifted about 1.1 million people to various relief centers, while neighboring Odisha has so far moved more than 500,000. Local authorities are asking people to maintain social distancing at cyclone shelters to check the spread of the coronavirus.
The storm, the second one to batter India in 10 days, poses several challenges for already stressed…
