, I would say, senseless dividing line,” said Doug Burgum, governor of North Dakota, his voice catching as he talked of the rows that have broken out in his state over the wearing of face-coverings. There are similar spats elsewhere in America, for masks have become the latest aspect of the culture war that has emerged there over how to deal with covid-19.
Governments are beginning to take this on board. As part of the loosening their lockdown, the Dutch are required to wear face-coverings on public transport—but not ones of medical grade, which should be reserved for professionals. This encourages people to make their own. There is a correlation between mask-wearing and rapid suppression of covid-19. According to Patricia Greenhalgh, professor of primary health care sciences at Oxford University, “there is not a single country in which mask wearing was introduced early and with high compliance, where the disease wasn’t quickly brought under control.
NOT PROBABLY, Masks do slow spread of Covid19 by limiting transmission of droplets and aersols, so my mask protects you and your mask protects me, and masks protect everyone by limiting group infection.
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Good thing rioters are wearing them jokes
Found my solution to this problem:
They dont!
Looks like the Brits are doing to themselves what Adolph's Gestapo was unable to accomplish. Bend the knee to their masters. Public transportation is an abomination, so the cowards of Britian deserve what they get. Rise of the 4th Reich. Heil Johnson!
6 months in.... genius
Yes! Please make it law Boris! It is proven to protect others and if we all wear it, all are protected. What a lovely way of doing it! Someone pls design re-useable masks with the logo across the front, 'I'm protecting you'. Will be massive seller and a societal feel- good x
They don't
Gawd that's some extreme public transport
Many yrs ago somebody told me that living in France is all about managing contradictions.. With Hijab ban and this Face mask necessity, I understand it now... France Covid facemask hijab
France banned the hijab and now fines people for not covering their faces 2020 covid
They clearly have at least some impact even psychological.
Unless the are a Muslim woman then they have to show their faces or het fined.. or... they just get fined whatever they do.
'... probably ...'. Trust the science, huh?
Probably? Not sure?
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Wow It took you only less than half a year to find out such a great fact! You should be nominated Nobel Prize. The only comparable discovery is: there is correlation between water-drinking and suppression of being thirsty.
Duh
This is phony science. Masks just make weak willed individuals feel safe. All I need is my second amendment to make feel safe not some itty bitty mask
And stops the spitters spitting
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thanks economist, is the sky blue
ok ... NO
Duh
Duh.
Easy enough. And it helps with random halitosis.
Stupid. Is this a real web page.
The false economy of reserving masks for frontline health care workers.
In the begining, people believed Hong Kong will influenced by the COVID19, as HK is close to China and the population of HK. HK only has 1000 cases so far, as everyone has been wore the mask since January.
My, my.... that’s really not puzzling.
Mosquitoes, housefly, butterflies, birds, bats all can act as transporters and carriers, and also humidity carries the virus, bacteria, etc. I don't know why they are counting people who are infected and not infected in a population which runs in billions
I believe that is not the case
Probably is the key word here
DilliDurAst Maybe the bureaucrats can't understand this?
1.4 billion Chinese started to wear masks since Jan end
Bullshit! Please compare Australia and the US.
Chinese and asian countries advocated mask wearing from beginning, however most weatern ppl are resisting it, many asians even being deriden n attacked publically. A good lesson.
No masks in Denmark, but curve flattened beyond predictions
grassosteve Lol! The Economist is a Left wing rag! They will print anything. Hilarious! Are you really that naive Steve? 🤪
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Sherlock!
Bleedin’ obvious!
This is probably correlation, not causation. Countries that voluntarily wear masks probably have a less divided population. People are more willing to sacrifice and adhere to medical experts in general.
New York. We are doomed. NYGovCuomo didn't execute stricter restrictions!!!
Obvio
Since I passed my Sixth Grade science course, I really do find it mystifying that this is somehow news. And the result of being “studied” by “experts”.
A plastic bag would be even better. A blindfold would protect the eyes. Let’s never see or breathe again. Ridiculous
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Thank you! People seem to think it's 100% protection, and that somehow they capture 100% of viruses.
If you aren't sick there is 0 reason to wear a mask
and neither catch any virus particles...
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