YOUR KIDDING?!?!? Frankly, most of what was done or not done was Governors. If anything was done wrong, most of the blame lies with them and if anything was done right, most of the credit goes to them. They all want states rights until its time to own up.
Actually... masks probably don't help. They certainly don't do nearly enough. At best they can help you be slightly less likely to infect someone else. And that's if you bothered to buy one that is of any quality. They may legislate a questionable $100 fine for walking down the street without a mask, but there's nothing to say the jack-booted thug who stops to check you for a mask will look at the label and run it through a battery of tests before waving you on your way.
No, you're wrong. There is now a large body of published research showing that masks work. So go look it up if you care, but either way, remain ignorant no longer.
Masks work in aggregate, likely not for the reasons you think. If everyone studiously wore a mask, of course we would see lower infection counts, due to people not touching their own faces, and also restriction of mucous droplets from sneezing and coughing. All of which are easily solvable by other methods. Don't touch your face, and cough/sneeze into your arm, wash your hands. If people did those things studiously it would likely have a greater effect than mask wearing. That's my beef with the masks -
Exhaling droplets without coughing can spread the coronavirus and easily reach 2m. Exhaled/coughed droplets can remain suspended in the air for hours. I'm guessing you're not as careful as you think. Wear a fucking mask.
This is part of what bugs me. Most of the day, I can walk out on my front porch and look in all directions and not see another person. I can walk to and from the convenience store and maybe only see 10 people total. And in the store we wear masks. It's the Governor's decree and it's not unreasonable. But having to wear a mask any time you are out of the house is an over reaction here.
I understand that in dense cities, you can't stand on the street without breathing down someone else's neck. But that'
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Actually... masks probably don't help. They certainly don't do nearly enough. At best they can help you be slightly less likely to infect someone else. And that's if you bothered to buy one that is of any quality. They may legislate a questionable $100 fine for walking down the street without a mask, but there's nothing to say the jack-booted thug who stops to check you for a mask will look at the label and run it through a battery of tests before waving you on your way.
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Exhaling droplets without coughing can spread the coronavirus and easily reach 2m. Exhaled/coughed droplets can remain suspended in the air for hours. I'm guessing you're not as careful as you think. Wear a fucking mask.
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Whilst you are to be commended for your excellent hygiene habits, I think you trivialise the number and size of droplets created simply by talking.
For example, here's a high-speed video [youtube.com] of droplets created by counting one to ten.
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They may legislate a questionable $100 fine for walking down the street without a mask
Someone had a better idea... [twimg.com]
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This is part of what bugs me. Most of the day, I can walk out on my front porch and look in all directions and not see another person. I can walk to and from the convenience store and maybe only see 10 people total. And in the store we wear masks. It's the Governor's decree and it's not unreasonable. But having to wear a mask any time you are out of the house is an over reaction here.
I understand that in dense cities, you can't stand on the street without breathing down someone else's neck. But that'