The Telegraph went looking for the mask on the streets of Kolkata on Saturday
Why no mask? ‘It is very hot’
The Telegraph went looking for the mask on the streets of Kolkata on Saturday
Jhinuk Mazumdar, Pradip Sanyal
Published 30.01.22, 02:50 AM
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Four people were chatting with each other at close quarters at Esplanade, all without masks. The photographer saw them for about 15 minutes. “We have breathing trouble if we wear a mask,” said one of them.
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Two women were taking a selfie. They had come to New Town for a video shoot, they said. “We are doing a video shoot and so not wearing masks,” said the one with the phone.
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Outside Central, a shopping mall in New Town, a man and a woman were without masks. The woman admitted that she had forgotten to wear one. “Oh, I forgot to wear the mask,” she said. Calling out to a friend, she said: “Please take out the mask from the bag and give it to me. I will wear it.”
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At a traffic signal in Phoolbagan, a biker and a woman riding pillion were both without masks. “It is very hot so I am not wearing a mask,” the woman said.
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A man on BB Ganguly Street was spotted talking on the phone, the reason why he was not wearing a mask, he said. “The voice gets muffled when I am talking with the mask. So, I have removed it.”
