| EnricoPallazzo said: I dont get why people make such a fuss about wearing a mask. Really cant understand. Its just a mask. Everybody wearing a mask will most likely help us to start have a normal life again. We can go back going to shops, theatre, cinema etc. Really. I cant understand. |
You still need to be careful though. Cloth masks stop 40% to 90% of droplets, but not micro droplets. They greatly help reduce the risk of infection, yet packing 100 people in a smallish space with bad ventilation or recirculated air is still not a great idea. Cinemas and indoor dining is not recommended.
Everyone wearing them with social distancing will quickly get the transmission rate under R1 and keep it there. Then when the daily infections are actually low enough, theaters can open again. However it seems that once governments start to re-open things they just steam ahead according to whatever schedule they had in mind regardless of what the infection rate is doing. We're continuing with phase 3 while infection rate is going up.
Normal life is probably off the table until a vaccine is available. Just look at Australia how quickly things can turn. As long as the infection worldwide is still so high and (some) travel is still allowed, you can't get rid of it. New Zealand is still importing cases as well but is managing to keep them isolated. Then you can return to normal.
Quick responses are needed when a new cluster is found. Waiting a week or more to see how it goes is what got us into this mess.
Anyway it all helps. Stay outdoors when possible, wear a mask indoors, social distance, reduce the number of people indoors, better ventilation or UV-C air filters and of course good hygiene. But it all only works when everyone works together, otherwise it will just drag on for another year until vaccines are widely available (and effective)
Edit: just got back from the supermarket. Now 100% mask use, employees and customers. People are all keeping their distance, checkout uses gloves as well. It took half a year but better late than never.
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