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Even easier and also reliable, normalize wearing surgical masks. Outside of Asia, wearing a surgical mask before the outbreak might invite some funny looks.
by eunos 7y ago
Even easier and also reliable, normalize wearing surgical masks. Outside of Asia, wearing a surgical mask before the outbreak might invite some funny looks.
- sroussey 7y agoWhy? I mean, sounds good if you are sick, but rather you stay home.
- maxerickson 7y agoLots of people, for lots of illnesses, are infectious without really having any symptoms.
- fyfy18 7y agoPlus most people still go to work when sick. They will just dose up on whatever drugs they have to hide the symptoms and make them feel better, then go to work anyway. Even here in Europe where the government pays sick leave that happens.
- himlion 7y agoAnd before this pandemic that was generally considered a virtuous habit. I wonder if that will change when this is all over
- eunos 7y agoAs we have observed in the Covid-19 pandemic, It could be the case that you were just only lightly sick but also contagious. Not to mention also a few things are difficult to pass, for example, University lectures (skipping one can make it difficult to follow the next) and again lecture halls are cramped so you can easily infect somebody.