The lockdown may be over; but Covid most certainly is not. And even as we step out tentatively, make sure you stay alert and keep sanitising
So, we finally have our freedom back. The second wave appears to have receded, the Covid numbers are down, the positivity rate is in single digits again, and the country is finally opening up for business. In Delhi, where I live, offices, shops and malls have been allowed to open (though, mystifyingly, public parks are still shut, though the danger of contracting Corona outdoors is minuscule) as have hair salons and restaurants. And like prisoners who have been cooped up inside four walls for too long, all of us have rushed out to enjoy our first taste of freedom.
The only thing that we know works for sure against Covid is the mask. So, wear one in public (or even better, wear two!) (Aparna Ram)