Even as this week remains crucial in identifying if the ‘ferocious second wave’ of COVID-19 in Mumbai is subsiding, a state task force expert has said that the state will take at least another 15 days to one month to reach the position.

While the city’s Test Positivity Rate (TPR) has gone down in the past two weeks, it is still in two digits. Experts say that it should be much lesser now. While a decline in the second wave is not clear, the daily numbers have certainly been declining in the past two weeks. The government, meanwhile, wants to prepare for a third wave. Keeping this in mind, mass vaccination, double masking and avoiding crowded places along with hand sanitisation are a must.