Updated On: 07 January, 2022 10:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
While masks have been the defining image of the two-year-old Covid-19 pandemic, there are many who are still hesitant or lax about wearing them. City-based pulmonologist and epidemiologist Dr Lancelot Pinto emphasises how they save lives and what is the correct way to wear them

Since March 2020, doctors have been asking everybody to wash their hands regularly and wear masks to avoid the spread of the virus but many have slowly let go of these habits. Pic/Atul Kamble
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a resurgence recently and if the last two years have taught us anything, it is to not take the coronavirus for granted. Since March 2020, doctors have been asking everybody to wash their hands regularly and wear masks to avoid the spread of the virus but many have slowly let go of these habits.
While some may be tired, others simply don’t seem to care or are even anti-masks. However, as Omicron cases are on the rise, wearing a cover over the nose and mouth is the least we can do to protect ourselves and the people around us. Over the course of 24 months, there have been many discussions about the kinds of masks one should be wearing and they have even turned into a fashion statement for many, with brands designing them too.