Parts of Asia have been dealing with this sort of thing for decades, and mask wearing, along with people taking more responsibility for personal hygiene/bad habits is ingrained into their national psyche. For instance Japan's social etiquette around the subject of sneezing/blowing ones nose in public is well known.
I honestly feel like decisions in handling the situation in this country have been driven by supply and economics with "the science" playing the part of a scapegoat ironically because those voices have gone ignored.
Lack of transparency about community/care home transmission and treating the public like idiots.
Guidance against the public not using masks has largely been around supply limitations for health services, basically setting a precedent for people trying to procure masks and the like to protect themselves/loved ones being shamed for it.
I would say the important things to consider are you do need to handle/change/dispose of them properly.. and also not fall into the trap of feeling "safe" just because you have one on. Which is one of the few things I can agree with because you see people acting like they are invincible wearing one or touching the front to adjust it which is a big no no.
Lockdown came too late and wasn't firm enough, army should had been deployed in force to allow the police to concentrate on actual policing (crime doesn't stop even for this).. not to mention some of the latterhave been seen to be acting over zealously/with a big ol' chip on their shoulder such as the "I'll make something up" guy recently featured.
The whole situation does not sit unease with me.. because it has diminished the already poor levels of accountability for the failings which have taken place. We've also tiptoed quite blindly into a police state.
Albert_1604 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:55 am
Yes, your best mask is your closed front door.
I heard one police force had attended 500 parties in one area since the lockdown started
I thought they were supposed to be breaking them up
