Millions of people in Asia, Africa and world centers like New York and Tokyo, have been escaping the crowds for the countryside. We’re experiencing an historic reversal in the global surge of people ditching small towns and the country for the allure of the big city. Many others have lost jobs and moved back home to their rural families. Whatever the case, the mass migration has seen real-estate prices soar in outer-lying suburbs and communities.
Why the coronavirus pandemic is forcing people out of the cities | DW News
