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So I'm 100% in agreement with everything you said, but it still sounds like it's a decent idea for people in really crowded areas to wear masks to: 1. Not infe
by michaelbuckbee 7y ago
So I'm 100% in agreement with everything you said, but it still sounds like it's a decent idea for people in really crowded areas to wear masks to:
1. Not infect others during the period while they feel fine but are actually spreading the virus
2. As a more effective means of preventing spread via coughing and sneezing.
- ohazi 7y agoI agree with you, but if people in China are spending hours in line trying to get a mask, they're almost certainly not altruistically trying to improve the public health situation -- they've been misinformed about what the mask is going to do for them. Let's be realistic here -- when the public is in a panic, their behavior gets worse, not better.
- wongarsu 7y agoSo they are doing the right thing for wrong, selfish reasons because they are misinformed.
- backupcavalry 7y agoIsn't there also a shortage of masks because everyone's snapping them up and hoarding them? If people who're actually ill can't get a hold of any because of that then I'd argue they aren't even doing the right thing period.
- marshray 7y agoThe insidious thing about this virus is that people can be contagious for weeks before they notice symptoms.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoCitation needed. The incubation period appears to be 2-7 days, with 14 day quarantines used mostly to give margin for error.