One village quelled the virus. The next was overrun. It is a bad sign for India. SECTIONS One village quelled the virus. The next was overrun. It is a bad sign for India.By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar, New York Times Last Updated: Jul 12, 2021, 03:21 PM IST Share Synopsis The combination of an uneven virus response — a reflection of huge inequality in resources and the vagaries of local attitudes — and a struggling vaccination campaign has left officials warning of a third wave of infections when the second has at best only leveled off. Agencies When a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections reached India’s countryside this spring, the village of Khilwai took immediate action. Two testing centers were set up, and 30 positive cases were isolated. The outbreak was contained with just three deaths.