The #Covid disaster in #Bareilly's Kyara village is symptomatic of the #Uttar Pradesh government’s foremost policy during the second wave of the pandemic: denial.
Government authorities claim that not a single person has died of Covid in Kyara. But in the village, which is home to 2,500 people, residents said that since April 25, at least 20 people died after getting Covid-like symptoms. This was after a panchayat poll took place on April 15.
All those who died had trouble breathing and were rushed to hospitals in Bareilly. Only three managed to get admitted; the rest either died on the way or at home.
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