Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar, The New York Times
Published: 12 Jul 2021 09:30 AM BdST
Updated: 12 Jul 2021 09:30 AM BdST A COVID-19 testing site in Salarpur, India, June 12, 2021. The New York Times
When a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections reached India’s countryside this spring, the village of Khilwai took immediate action. Two testing centres were set up, and 30 positive cases were isolated. The outbreak was contained with just three deaths. );
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It was a different story in the two villages on either side of Khilwai. Testing remained limited. The local health centre in one village had been closed, its staff sent away to a larger hospital. The coronavirus spread, and at least 30 people in each village died with COVID-19 symptoms.
One village quelled Covid The next was overrun It s a bad sign for India
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One Village Quelled the Virus The Next Was Overrun It s a Bad Sign for India
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