Over the past few days, lockdown restrictions in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been relaxed. As crowds return on the streets and businesses return to normalcy, questions regarding the preparation for the third wave of COVID-19 continue to be asked.

An obstacle to this preparation is vaccine hesitancy and the continuing lack of medical facilities, especially in rural areas.

In this ground report, The Wire reports from Kundi village of Uttar Pradesh, finding out how the preparations are in what is, relatively, a developed village.

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