Masks and covid 19

[Frontier]

I'd be interested in knowing how many people wear facial coverings when in public. The poll should he interesting.

 

[Jaybifla]

Always. I live in Georgia, and the masks are starting to disappear, but I look after my mother and not wearing a mask isn’t an option for us.

 

[mikeyank]

I live in NYC and although the numbers keep improving daily, it is a small sacrifice to be safe, and I am in the prime age group for serious illness.

 

[Rockstar]

Wearing a mask is no big deal. Find one that’s comfortable and then you’re set. With this effort we can get through this with our loved ones.

 

[mikeyank]

It would be humorous if it wasn't so serious, how the wearing of masks has become so political. I live in New York City which always votes Democratic in recent times, yet the borough of Staten Island usually goes Republican. I was walking on the boardwalk in Staten Island a couple of weeks ago and almost no one was wearing masks. When I got back to Brooklyn, almost everyone was wearing masks. In fact when home in Brooklyn I notice well over 95% of the folks I see walking in the street are wearing masks.

This coming Saturday our president will be having a rally in Tulsa Oklahoma, apparently in a packed arena and it will be interesting to see how many folks are wearing masks...........

 

[juanjo]

I have been staying in Central Illinois, doing some work on my parents' house here as my sister and I decide what to do with it. All of the grocery stores and such here require masks to enter the business and people, in general, seem to be very good at doing this. But once they are outside they tear it off and head off on their way. Every day I take a 3-mile walk along a nice bike/walking path. It is rare to see anyone wearing a mask on the path. Most of the time during the week, it is not crowded enough that this concerns me. There is plenty of space to keep 6 feet apart. But weekends and right after work/dinner it can be crowded and I seem to be once of the few who wears a mask during that time.

As for the Tulsa madness coming this weekend, I am looking forward to seeing how that goes. It is not that large a venue, around 19,000 capacity according to the website. They are not going to be putting 800,000 people in there for certain even if they claim they have that many requests for tickets. They also claim they are handing out masks, hand sanitizer etc but given the usual behavior of people attending Trump rallies, I doubt we are going to see a lot of compliance with mask requests. That could be one serious incubator for disease.

 

[joshbrfs]

Ever doctor and scientist says wearing masks in public is absolutely 100% needed to help all of us to protect ourselves from other for now that is the only way

 

[joninliverton]

In the UK masks are only compulsory on public transport and enclosed spaces. Don't forget masks are to stop you germs from getting out rather than stopping germs getting in.

 

[mikeyank]

I was walking back home from my dentist's office on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn this morning. I decided to do my own sample as I walked for six city blocks, checking for how many were and how many were not wearing masks. I only counted adults who were walking, (not children and not runners and not bicyclists). I counted 56 who were masked and 7 who were not. That is still a very high percentage of people doing the right thing. New York City will be starting phase two of the opening next week, but we all need to stay very careful. The virus has not gone away and until we get a vaccine or cure, it is still a very strong and potentially lethal enemy.

 

[Repareur]

Where I live in Texas masks are spotty. Some places require them but cases are going up. I think it’s just now getting down here right when everything is opening up.

 

[joninliverton]

Apparently there were 4000 new cases of COVID19 in Florida this last Friday

 

[joninliverton]

Today the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament that lockdown would be eased in certain areas from July 4th. Hairdressers, bars and restaurants and hotels would be allowed to open as long as they obeyed social distancing. Social distancing is still 2 metres but may go down 1 metre as long as precautions were made, such as mask wearing.