Wednesday, 12 Aug 2020 04:59 PM MYTKARALAPAKKAM , Aug 12 — Harmahan Deka doesn’t wear a mask anymore to avoid the novel coronavirus nor does he try to keep a safe distance from others.
In two dozen small towns and villages visited by Reuters reporters in recent weeks, people have largely given up on social distancing and masks after months of sticking to the rules, believing the virus is not such a serious threat. But for many villagers, it seems the reality has not hit home as they’ve not seen the virus kill anyone they know.
“Our concern at the moment is that the disease, in moving into more rural areas that don’t necessarily have the same strength in their health system, that we would see increased spread and potentially increased mortality,” World Health Organization emergencies chief Mike Ryan said about India last week.
Sometimes there’s a belief that isolation will protect villages, often combined with a fatalism among people long used to suffering.
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