In rural India, fear of testing and vaccines hampers Covid-19 fight

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Nation | by AFP


Kalwa,

With India’s devastating recent virus surge easing in cities, the deadly pandemic is ravaging the vast poverty-stricken rural hinterland.

Just 15 percent of people in rural areas, compared with 30 percent in towns and cities, have received at least one vaccine dose so far — even though two-thirds of cases are being reported in the countryside, according to an analysis by The Hindu daily…

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