Skull and crossbones sign given to unvaccinated in rural India


  • World
  • Thursday, 10 Jun 2021

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Police in rural India have made some citizens who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus wear signs with a skull and crossbones, the universal symbol for danger, stoking anger in a country where shots are in short supply.

Officers in the Niwari district of central Madhya Pradesh state said they introduced the policy to encourage more vaccinations.

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