How one village in Karnataka’s Dharwad kept Covid at bay during the second wave

Amid the second Covid wave, Allapur village in Dharwad district remained relatively unscathed; not even a single case was reported in the hamlet during this period.

Many districts in Karnataka bore the brunt of the second Covid-19 wave, with a large number of cases and deaths being reported from every corner. Bengaluru Urban was the worst affected of the lot. But Allapur village in Dharwad district remained relatively unscathed; not even a single Covid-19 case was reported in the hamlet during the second wave. The people in Allapur achieved this feat by strictly adhering to Covid-appropriate behaviour at all times.