The onset of summer has sparked a rise in incidents of “mask rage” in South Korea, as more hot and bothered commuters either refuse to wear face coverings or leave parts of their faces exposed.
is_that_so wrote: » South Koreans finding the ongoing mask policy a challenge.
Police said they had recorded 840 fights in June, many of them involving bus drivers who remonstrated with passengers who refused to mask-up, according to the Yonhap news agency.All but one of the 43 perpetrators facing legal action were men, Yonhap said, adding that most were in their 50s and 60s.
Jim_Hodge wrote: » I see a blogger advocating knitted facemasks. Is that not an absurd and dangerous activity?
McGiver wrote: » There's no herd immunity to coronaviruses in general. Coronaviruses cause about 30% of all common colds (the other causes being rhinoviruses etc) - yet there's no herd immunity to common cold and common cold has not been eradicated, the coronaviruses are in circulation. This will very likely apply for Sars-cov-2 as it's a coronavirus as well. The virus won't die sway that just won't happen. Also, immune response to common cold coronaviruses lasts 1 to 2 years max, it is not known how long immunity will infection with Sars-cov-2 grant, but very likely it will be short, there are some studies so far showing quite weak immune response. Herd immunity won't happen anytime soon. Vaccine will take at least a year. If you say numbers are too low to justify masks - are you aware of resumed international travel? The whole world is infested. Cases will be imported and initiate new outbreaks given there is no mandatory quarantine regime for incoming passengers. Saying "don't do anything, numbers are low" is absolutely complacent and bereft of common sense risk management. It's like saying "don't do anything with a fire in your living room, it's small" - wait for their fire to engulf the whole house by when you will have no chance of extinguishing it!
sheepsh4gger wrote: » I went outside. No social distancing. Also the streets are busy as hell, out of maybe 60 people I saw: 1 guy wearing a cloth mask 2 people who coughed in public without covering their mouth when I passed them. The normies think this is now over.
Assetbacked wrote: Well, your fear mongering luckily won't result in masks becoming mandatory. This post is just based on so many assumptions, I will again make the point about our data trends the past few weeks. I think you are too worried about the UK, Brazil and the US to focus on the Irish situation but let me tell you that we have "effectively extinguished" the virus from the community and this is reflected in our "astonishingly stable" numbers.
Assetbacked wrote: This advice isn't just to you but also to the other hypochondriacs in the pro-mandatory mask camp; spend less time online and consume less information from the media on the covid virsus as I can see it is having a damaging impact on you all. Once you do this, you will see that there is a huge amount of people back out on the streets of Ireland getting back to normal. It will do wonders for your mental health, trust me.
Assetbacked wrote: This thread has run it's course for me; I won't be swayed, neither will you; and no one who can make the decisions will be swayed either from the same points we are making over and over to each other.
CalamariFritti wrote: » What I don't get about the people advocating for masks is the irrationality of it. Irrational suggested by the actual numbers/statistics. So we have new cases in single figures. Active cases under 200 or so. Nationwide. Also its safe to assume that the vast vast majority if not all of the people with it are actually self isolating at home. We have been out in the supermarkets for months during the 'height' of the Irish crisis with no supermarket staff getting infected. I get it that it would make people more conformable in confined spaces like a bus. But other than that what's the big deal here? Are we really advocating making masks mandatory based on some minuscule statistical risk? So what are you protecting yourselves from? Or others or whatever? Is there a chance... Just consider it for a moment before hammering back at me. Is there a chance that you guys are just freaked out a bit more so than having rational thoughts on the matter?
gmisk wrote: » Saw a few buses going past today everyone looked to have masks on, so I am guessing it must be being enforced now?
CalamariFritti wrote: What I don't get about the people advocating for masks is the irrationality of it. Irrational suggested by the actual numbers/statistics.
CalamariFritti wrote: » What I don't get about the people advocating for masks is the irrationality of it. Irrational suggested by the actual numbers/statistics.We have been out in the supermarkets for months during the 'height' of the Irish crisis with no supermarket staff getting infected.
ExMachina1000 wrote: » Would masks stop infections spreading in mass gatherings such a concerts or sporting events?
khalessi wrote: » they are actual surgical masks but cant legally say so
tonysopprano wrote: » If they were qualified as surgical masks, it would state so. They want us to spend money at home, as opposed to overseas, so force us to buy sh1t and expect us to feel good about it. Advertising standards in EU mean you cannot claim something does this. if it doesn't.
khalessi wrote: » They are 3 ply and they are surgical masks and could be worn in a hospital but becuase they are not being sold in a medical outlet they cant be sold as such. Its a legal thing.
tonysopprano wrote: » 3ply does not make them surgical. Qualifications for masks depend on what they stop. Example N95 stop 95% Cotton/Kitchenroll/toiletroll etc stop NOTHING
tonysopprano wrote: » But you are ok with our UNELECTED government requiring them for public transport, air travel, etc. Wait till 25th and suddenly see that "face coverings are illegal"
