Messages and advisories are raining down as we see the swell of the Covid-19 third wave approaching. Some of these are sound; ‘precautions not panic’ is one of them. Yet another does say that a large part of stopping the spread, or at least containing it to some extent, depends on ordinary people following Covid-19 protocol.

Among all the advisory, information and opinion, we hear several buildings across the city have been sealed. High-rises have been sealed; slum areas have become containment zones. We want to see complete adherence as a building gets sealed. During early last year, when cases had surged, we reported several confrontations and extremely combative situations between building residents, and at times building society members and committees of several housing societies.