Masks, distances still away from people in public Updated Dec 16, 2020, 12:35 pm IST Social distancing went for a toss in the city following the government relaxing restrictions in public places like markets, shopping malls A man wearing mask walks past a mural. (PTI) CHENNAI: Though the super spreader incident reported at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) after a brief lull, the social distancing is still a casualty in various parts of the City. Social distancing, which is one of the key weapons in the battle against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, went for a toss in the city on many occasions following the government relaxed restrictions in public spots including markets, shopping malls and places of worship. The downward trend of Covid 19 spread for the last few months has made people take the virus for granted.