Covid-19 discussion thread

[Scass]

An interesting point… one might have thought with all the Covid preventative/avoidance precautions it’d be difficult to catch or pass on a cold ….

Well my daughter sneezed in my face a few times so I couldn’t do much to stop it.

Hopefully in an office setting it may be harder for people to catch it from me with our screens, distancing, sanitising and hand washing. I’ll let you know!


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[Pamplemousse]

Via Medium:

https://elemental.medium.com/the-mos...9-30430384e5a5

If you feel TL:DR - WEAR A MASK.

[pulisa]

Wear a mask CORRECTLY...covering your NOSE ie that long pointy thing in the middle of your face.

No excuses

[AntsyVee]

As my brother says, "Not covering your nose with your mask is like wearing a condom on your balls."

[fishman65]

An interesting point… one might have thought with all the Covid preventative/avoidance precautions it’d be difficult to catch or pass on a cold ….

Your thinking would be accurate Pain. Influenza cases in the southern hemisphere 2020 are way down.
https://www.advisory.com/daily-brief...s-restrictions

[Gary A]

Via Medium:

https://elemental.medium.com/the-mos...9-30430384e5a5

If you feel TLR - WEAR A MASK.

The effectiveness of masks and face coverings is something that really needs close scrutiny and very clear results made available to the public. Scientists have been very wishy washy with their advice on this. I still cannot fathom why they weren’t pushed more during the peak here in the UK. At that point they were almost discouraged.

I would say however, that it’s clear that most outbreaks are in places that masks aren’t worn. Pubs, restaurants, schools and household gatherings have all contributed to larger outbreaks. These are all places where masks aren’t required. We don’t see that in supermarkets or shops, or public transport, where masks are largely mandatory.

[WiredIncorrectly]

Do you breath in more carbon dioxide wearing a mask? I don't wear one, they make me feel like I can't breath. But, I don't go anywhere near people anyway.

[pulisa]

It's not particularly comfortable wearing a mask but we should all wear one. It's no big deal but a much bigger deal if you pass on the virus to others less fortunate than yourself. You just have to get used to it. If masks are subsequently proved to be of little use then it's no big sacrifice for us.

[Lencoboy]

Via Medium:

https://elemental.medium.com/the-mos...9-30430384e5a5

If you feel TLR - WEAR A MASK.

Some very interesting revelations there, PM, and sums it all up quite nicely.

If only we all knew back in March what
we know now, things might have been very different by now.

And it's not just our govt who were/are to blame, the situation was so unprecedented that even the best scientists in the world initially struggled to get their heads round all this.

[Pamplemousse]

Do you breath in more carbon dioxide wearing a mask? I don't wear one, they make me feel like I can't breath. But, I don't go anywhere near people anyway.

I think the answer is "no".