More than one year and two outbreaks later, many Mumbaikars still haven't understood the importance of a facemask against the deadly novel Coronavirus. Despite repeated advice from state Covid-19 task force members, several people are seen either without a mask or wearing one improperly in crowded places like markets and railway stations.

In just one week, from August 29 to September 4, the BMC and the city police acted against 68,706 violators, according to the official figures. On an average, 9,815 people were fined daily during this duration. Though the number is way down from the daily figure (over 20,000) of February-end, the beginning of the second wave, it is a cause for worry owing to the presence of new and more infectious Covid-19 strains.