The death of senior BMC official Shirish Dixit sent shockwaves through the city. One that was so high up in the administration, not just figuratively but literally, on the frontline of this fight succumbing to COVID-19 must make us do a double-take of what is being dubbed as Operation Begin Again.

The tragic death brings to the fore, in case a relative easing has made one forget, that this is a deadly virus that still has us in a vice grip. We are fighting an unknown enemy which may deceive us by numbers but still has a lethal sting.