Re: UK Covid-19 death figures
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trampie09
Must say I'm surprised by that high rating for the Welsh Government, but reassured by the findings on Johnson.
Re: UK Covid-19 death figures
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trampie09
It's like the farce over the compulsory wearing of face masks on public transport. They are not really following the science on that one, there is little evidence that mass wearing of face masks will lead to a significant lowering of the rate of infection. The Government admitted that today, so it is window dressing. The Welsh Government the only one, at present, not recommending the use of face masks.
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the other bob wilson
Must say I'm surprised by that high rating for the Welsh Government, but reassured by the findings on Johnson.
But wouldn't you expect that kind of result from a welsh poll? I'm surprised Johnson's rating is that high.
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xsnaggle
But wouldn't you expect that kind of result from a welsh poll? I'm surprised Johnson's rating is that high.
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CCFCC3PO
It's like the farce over the compulsory wearing of face masks on public transport. They are not really following the science on that one, there is little evidence that mass wearing of face masks will lead to a significant lowering of the rate of infection. The Government admitted that today, so it is window dressing. The Welsh Government the only one, at present, not recommending the use of face masks.
I disagree with that, hasn’t wearing a mask been shown to help stop you spreading it if you already have it by around 90%.
If you don’t have it, it only really stops you catching it by 10%.
But since it’s quite likely people might have it without realising it, wearing it on public transport should be quite useful.
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Croesy Blue
I disagree with that, hasn’t wearing a mask been shown to help stop you spreading it if you already have it by around 90%.
If you don’t have it, it only really stops you catching it by 10%.
But since it’s quite likely people might have it without realising it, wearing it on public transport should be quite useful.
And as on public transport the social distancing 2 metre rule won't be enforceable the mask adds some protection for close encounters. (Third or other kind :-) )
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Croesy Blue
I disagree with that, hasn’t wearing a mask been shown to help stop you spreading it if you already have it by around 90%.
If you don’t have it, it only really stops you catching it by 10%.
But since it’s quite likely people might have it without realising it, wearing it on public transport should be quite useful.
The science is quite sketchy on it. There are arguments that it lulls people into a false sense of security which sees them drop other preventative measures (such as social distancing and hand washing). Ordinarily, I would say it won't cause any harm, the impact is said to be minimal. I've seen people just dumping their gloves and face masks in trolleys and leaving them for others to clean up too.
Re: UK Covid-19 death figures
Best thing about the face mask, I think, is that it stops subconscious nose and mouth touching.