India News: KALWA: When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vacci.
Ignorance and fear rule as COVID-19 ravages poverty-stricken rural areas in India Published: June 05, 2021 07:54 AFP In this picture taken on June 1, 2021, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker (right) speaks to a resident during a door-to-door Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine awareness campaign in Kalwa village on the outskirts of Jind, India. Image Credit: AFP
Kalwa, India: When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vaccinate them against COVID-19.
With India s devastating recent virus surge easing in cities, the deadly pandemic is ravaging the vast poverty-stricken rural hinterland. But here, ignorance and fear rule.