Is there anything that can be done about non-maskers in Limerick?

The_Dave

topper75 wrote: »

How about wearing a hard hat then being mandatory when passing building sites on the footpath? We could go crazy making things mandatory if the only argument required is simply a purported marginal increase in safety and reduction of risk.

I said in "situations"

MarkR

topper75 wrote: »

I wouldn't have your strong opinions on masks. I just see it as an inconvenience that I'll be happy to see the back of.

What I don't see is evidence of spread in supermarkets (or any other retail establishment involving brief and passing contact) through not wearing masks. That is the part that is missing, in an Irish context anyway. It is another instance of placing our tanks where the war isn't, so as to be seen to be doing something in lieu of inaction to combat hospital and care home spread. Politics and optics in other words.

Topper, that is absolute nonsense.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/face-coverings-masks-and-covid-19/when-to-wear.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=website_traffic_june_ad_07&utm_content=website_traffic_june_ad_07_covid_19_face_masks

COVID-19 is mainly spread through close contact and droplets that come from your nose and mouth. For example, when you cough, sneeze or talk loudly. Wearing a face covering reduces the spread of these droplets. It also helps stop the spread of the virus from people who may not know they have it.

If you have COVID-19 or have symptoms, you must self-isolate. Do this even if you wear a face covering.

If you wear a face covering, you should still do the important things needed to stop the spread of the virus.

Mask wearing has been proven to help prevent transmission of this virus. Please take this to Conspiracy Theories if you'd like to discuss this further, or perhaps in the main Covid 19 forums

bazz26

It would seem some folk feel more comfortable wearing a tin foil hat than a face covering.

kilburn

topper75 wrote: »

I don't think myself I need either in a shop setting.

In what shop do you spend 15 minutes with any other person?

Jesus Christ what is wrong with you people.

Droplets, airborne particles someone coughed out before you walked in.

This kind of rubbish is the very reason why we have 6k and 7k cases a day and the reason why it is getting in to nursing homes and elderly peoples homes.

For the sake of everyone in Limerick just wear the mask when you go out please and have some respect for other people.

adaminho

topper75 wrote: »

One funny aspect of all this (funny peculiar) is how people, even powerful and otherwise intelligent people, demand haughtily evidence if a view is presented that is not to their liking and yet the evidence is never required when it is unavailable for views that suit them.

For example - a conspiracy theory that the virus is a political hoax to rearrange the economy: no evidence. So logically one is slow to accept.

However - not wearing a mask in shops or playing/tennis/golf spreads Covid: no evidence. But it sounds right so they go with it as policy. Really it is the abandonment of evidence-based policy and driven by fear.

There have been other periods in recent history like this so I can't claim it is new, but we don't look back on those periods with any pride nowadays e.g. McCarthyism in the U.S.

I was reading last week that that if Covid was human sized the most basic mask would be the equivalent of walking 1.8 miles to pass through! Look we all dislike wearing masks and I'd love if we never had to wear them ever again but they help slow the spread.

Red Silurian

MarkR wrote: »

I'm playing the devil's advocate. They would have to have a condition, and be unable to shop online. Also would require no friends or family able to shop for them.

Stay at home and ring the community call helpline on 1800 832 005

GT89 wrote: »

Cocooning is advisory not mandatory. If someone isn't cooconing that is advised to that's none of anyone's business.

Somebody with a medical condition where they can't wear a mask is going to the shop, catching the virus and spreading the virus in the community so that is very much everybodys business especially considering the sacrifices everybody is making to keep them out of the hospital

adaminho

colmtheperson wrote: »

Somebody with a medical condition where they can't wear a mask is going to the shop, catching the virus and spreading the virus in the community so that is very much everybodys business especially considering the sacrifices everybody is making to keep them out of the hospital

I think you'll find that the majority of those not wearing masks aren't cocooners!If anything I find most older people are Ultra cautious.

Red Silurian

adaminho wrote: »

I think you'll find that the majority of those not wearing masks aren't cocooners!If anything I find most older people are Ultra cautious.

I find that also, but somebody who has a medical condition stopping them from wearing a mask should be cocooning is my point

Clareman

I'm closing this thread as there is a main Limerick COVID thread where people can discuss and the main Boards COVID Forum for discussing all things COVID related so I don't see the need to have a separate thread.