Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[S.Peelman]

SvennoJ said:

What is this nonsense:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/new-study-suggests-wearing-a-face-mask-at-home-could-help-limit-spread-of-covid-19-1.4959360
Get this crap under control, wearing masks at home wtf.

The researchers specifically focused on secondary cases of transmission of the virus, and how it spread in close contact situations, such as eating around a table or watching television, from someone in a household to other family members before the infected person became symptomatic.

It's not April 1st right? How the fuck do you eat with a face mask on....

Results of the study, published in the BMJ Global Journal on Thursday, concluded that wearing a face mask inside the home was 79 per cent effective in preventing transmission of COVID-19 between an infected person and other family members, but only before symptoms of the virus were present. It also found that the use of a face mask after symptoms of the coronavirus were present did little to provide additional protection.

So, everyone start wearing face masks at home, puree your dinner and eat it through a straw!

Lol, this makes no sense.