COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Ban-jani]

Hah! Any bet against the CCP turning around and revealing they lied about this seems pretty safe to me!

Things like this always come out in the wash.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Karen's right about the false sense of security, it is at least worth bearing in mind. It's an old, well observed fact, that when authorities put rails up to protect pedestrians, people drive commensurately faster and pay less attention. The ER doctor who someone posted yesterday said N95 masks were a no go for citizens, and that was because the medical profession needed every last one urgently. He suggested people use other masks, and then said, this is simply to train you to not touch your face. As far as he was concerned, people are picking this virus up on their hands and getting sick because it gets on their face from their. It sounded like he thought Americans would all go with masks regardless of any use, and he was mostly concerned with pointing them away from the vital medical stuff and refocusing them onto hand hygeine and face touching.

Misdirection on a grand scale.
It does not protect the wearer (well it does but not much).
It protects others from the wearer.

Ask yourself, why do surgical teams wear masks?

 

[inchy14]

I was thinking selling bog rolls on the black market

Who the fuck would buy black toilet roll??

 

[blueparrot]

That's not the point. The point of the mask is it makes other people more safe from the person wearing the mask. It reduces the requirement of a 6 foot safe gap down to 1 foot. It is essentiatial to reduce transmission on public transport.
The fact it gives you 80% protection is a bonus.

It may but I think the thinking is, its better for people to just stay 2 metres away. The 1 ft with a mask will depend on the mask so better just keep well apart.

 

[SWP's back]

growth rate is the same as UK and Germany. It's the same for every country until after the virus peak. I have my own feelings as to why but until we have a antibody test it's not worth speculating.

I’m interested.

 

[SWP's back]

Journalists, then Bankers, then a big gap to politicians.

Without googling, what does a banker do, in your opinion?

 

[andyhinch]

Who the fuck would buy black toilet roll??

Well it doesn’t show the stains, turns out it was for armed robbery, which is a relief, thought he was a hardened criminal for a minute.

 

[Vic]

I find wearing a mask protects me in the supermarket because people give you a wider berth... an occasional little cough helps too.

 

[BlueAnorak]

It may but I think the thinking is, its better for people to just stay 2 metres away. The 1 ft with a mask will depend on the mask so better just keep well apart.

You can't on a fucking train, tram or bus.
Which is where they should be worn when we restart the economy.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Misdirection on a grand scale.
It does not protect the wearer (well it does but not much).
It protects others from the wearer.

Ask yourself, why do surgical teams wear masks?

They wear n95 masks. Very different!

Misdirection??? I'm already paranoid! You're not allowed to be paranoid at me. Because THAT'S misdirection!