Ritu Barna tosses a ball to her son, Rudra Barna, 4. Although Ritu began not to wear a mask outside most of the times beginning last week, there are situations when she chooses to wear. “When I’m going to a crowded place, wherein I don’t know how the other person is or where the person is coming from, that is the time I want to protect myself and the family,” she said. Yehyun Kim / ctmirror.org