The spread of COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the problems hidden in the society and economy of South Asia. An example is the fact that many migrant workers and their families lost means of livelihood in the cities and tries to go back to their hometown in spite of nonavailability of public transportations after the Government of India implemented nationwide lockdown in March 2020. We found that the spread of the infection was affected differently by income groups. In South Asia, social security is vulnerable. Income inequality affects not only living standards but also the maintenance of life. This series of events poses problems that we as researchers need to address further.