Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Families stranded in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh

Last year, during the first lockdown, when the UK had some of the highest rates of infection, I talked to patients and their families who were escaping back to their roots in Eastern Europe or Pakistan, seeking places of greater safety. I’m aware that in the second and third waves too people have been travelling to see their families, perhaps for funerals or weddings, or to look after elderly parents.