A sub centre (that comes under PHC) in Alwar's Raghunathgadh village. Approved in 2011 it's still not ready owing to a dispute. For local health workers however it's vaccine hesitancy that's posing a bigger challenge these days. Reporting with @shivangi441 from Rajasthan
Anwar, a truck driver, decided to get #Covid vaccine after being told by his employer. He is familiar with videos doing the rounds that refer to the vaccine as 'zeher ka tika'. Story coming soon on @newslaundry and @nlhindi
For Dr Gaurav Verma, in-charge of the Raghunathgadh PHC, a day goes in just waiting. Depending on availability of vials, he usually gets 40 dose of vaccine per day. On 31st May when we visited the PHC, no one had turned up for vaccination till 2 pm.
'Hamare ye rog nahi hai, toh hum kyon lagwaye?', is an ofte repreated response, Asha Bai (left), an anganwadi worker gets to hear when she tries to convince the villagers.

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Grief. Sense of loss. Helplessness. And a State that terribly failed its people. A month of documenting the second wave of #COVID19 for @newslaundry. Thread on stories filed:
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Balmukund Dubey's wife lost her husband right outside the gate of CHC in Shohratgarh tehsil. CHC's gate was closed and the ambulance carrying Balmukund had left soon after dropping them.
Balmukund's younger brother, Manoj Dubey, tried calling on the helpline no. 1076 but got no help.
The doctor on-duty at the CHC Shohratgarh CHC that day told @newslaundry , 'CHC gate had to be shut for 15-20 minutes owing to a large crowd that had gathered right after Panchayat elections. This door is 6 metres away. Patient was brought dead.'
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At the district hospital in UP's Siddharthnagar, space in a lobby that connects the wards being used to accommodate more patients.
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Breaking: Bloomsbury India is withdrawing publication of the book 'Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story'. Publishing house issues a fresh statement after yesterday's controversy. @newslaundry @nlhindi
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Bloomsbury India: However, in view of very recent events including a virtual pre-publication launch organised without our knowledge by the authors, with participation by parties of whom the Publishers would not have approved, we have decided to withdraw publication of the book.
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