timmy_mallet wrote: » Yes, just look at all those masks at a Japanese baseball game. And take a look at same at the Beijing Olympics.
Away With The Fairies wrote: » Saw someone walking around Tesco today holding their face mask in their hand. That's not the place for masks.
rejkin wrote: » Where's the best place to buy a three ply washable mask?
dwayneshintzy wrote: » Extremely low compared to where? Ireland has had 1,753 deaths in a population of just under 5m. Hong Kong has had 14 deaths in a population of 7.5m, Vietnam with 0 deaths and a population of 95m, Taiwan 7 deaths with a population of 24m, South Korea 297 deaths with 51m people, etc. If you think masks are a nonsense, why have those countries had such better results (compared to Ireland) with less stringent lockdowns?
fr336 wrote: » Seen people on a bus with the mask on their chin - they use the mask to get on the bus, then basically take it off. Then when they put it on their mouth and nose, they're transferring any germs on their face straight to there and are then breathing it all in perfectly. I just despair.
Assetbacked wrote: » Our issue wasn't the fact people weren't wearing masks. Our issue was the incompetent NPHET made a massive blunder with care/nursing/residential homes. That's the reason our numbers appear to be not great. I say appear as we know we count a death "with" covid as a covid death which muddies the waters as to whether covid was actually that bad in Ireland, but the median and mean age of deaths (82 and 84) adds another qualification to the claim our death numbers appear to be high. All our progress to date has been in the context of no big push on masks so I don't see why there is a big push for them now, there is no data evidencing a need for them currently.
Seanergy wrote: » Your talking through your backasset. It was HSE mask policy that lead to the horrific numbers in our nursing homes.
odyssey06 wrote: » Its not a qualification of any sort. Someone who dies over 80 is still a death. Are you excluding deaths of over 80s in other countries too? The excess mortality estimate for covid was 1300+. Our death number was high. Our progress to date has involved measures that cannot be sustained indefinitely. We need other measures to reduce the risk and lower the R factor as we lift and loosen those measures. There is evidence from other jurisdictions that masks can play a role in that.
GazzaL wrote: » I got lambasted by some on here for saying that there are loads of people that don't wear masks properly, and therefore are putting themselves and others at higher risk. The social distancing and good hygiene messages are also being lost with all the noise about masks.
Assetbacked wrote: » Source?
Assetbacked wrote: » Right now we have data showing pretty much minimal concern about covid (hospital capacity being the main one) in Ireland so it isn't the right time to be rolling them out.
Seanergy wrote: » This data?
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Seanergy wrote: » The essential brace by fixthemask is on kickstarter. Looks pretty good.
Martin567 wrote: » They certainly don't 'look' good! Not going to comment in any other way about mask usage but I find it hard to believe anyone could think they look good.
larchielads wrote: » Lads ands lassies is it compulsory to wear a mask in shops etc. ? Been in loads of shops not wearin one and loads others not wearin em either. Is it just public transport or what? Does anyone have definitive answer?
worlds goodest teecher wrote: » Exactly what type of mask is being recommended to wear right now in public.
harr wrote: » It’s mandatory in all shops and shopping centres since last Monday the amendment to the current law hasn’t been drawn up yet but will be in probably next week. In reality all shops should be asking people to mask up . So yes it’s mandatory but you can’t face legal issues yet for not wearing one .
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