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Anecdote: I talked with a doctor with regards to this subject and mentioned that there were no gloves or masks available in the market. Without blinking he imme

Anecdote: I talked with a doctor with regards to this subject and mentioned that there were no gloves or masks available in the market. Without blinking he immediately suggested I just wrap a scarf around my mouth and nose. It boggles the mind how some people prefer to suggest to just not use anything at all.

koonsolo 7y ago
A few days ago I saw 2 women in a shop covering their nose and mouth with a scarf. No problem you would say, except for the fact that they constantly had to keep their hand in front of their mouth to keep the scarf up. I don't know about you, but in a shop where everybody touches everything, I keep my hands as far away from my face as possible, especially when some people like to breath in their hand and then touch everything. So no, scarfs are really bad and counter productive.
- ergocoder 7y ago
  Ok, so, you think there is no way that we can cover our mouth with scarf and not touch it for, say, 1 hour? Are you saying nobody can do that? If you can't do that with scarf, then get a washable cotton mask. Also, we should all stop touching our face, mask or not. It shouldn't be too hard to learn that.
- lvturner 7y ago
  Being Scottish I learned at a young age how to tightly tie a football[1] scarf around my face to brace against the cold winter wind. There's also products such as the buff scarf. Which are ideally suited to use as an impromptu mask[2]. It's not the scarf that is bad and counter productive, it's the haphazard application of it ;) 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football 2: https://youtu.be/IYNIzI3Hztk https://youtu.be/IYNIzI3Hztk
- rumanator 7y ago
  > No problem you would say, except for the fact that they constantly had to keep their hand in front of their mouth to keep the scarf up. Given the choice, I pretty much prefer that over the scenario where they carry the virus and freely spread it into the environment by having zero filters between their airways and the world. Scarves over the mouth and nose are not a panacea. They are a way to mitigate the problem. Counterpoint: I've seen policemen wearing masks on their chin instead of their mouth and nose.

koonsolo 7y ago

A few days ago I saw 2 women in a shop covering their nose and mouth with a scarf. No problem you would say, except for the fact that they constantly had to keep their hand in front of their mouth to keep the scarf up. I don't know about you, but in a shop where everybody touches everything, I keep my hands as far away from my face as possible, especially when some people like to breath in their hand and then touch everything. So no, scarfs are really bad and counter productive.

ergocoder 7y ago
Ok, so, you think there is no way that we can cover our mouth with scarf and not touch it for, say, 1 hour? Are you saying nobody can do that? If you can't do that with scarf, then get a washable cotton mask. Also, we should all stop touching our face, mask or not. It shouldn't be too hard to learn that.
lvturner 7y ago
Being Scottish I learned at a young age how to tightly tie a football[1] scarf around my face to brace against the cold winter wind. There's also products such as the buff scarf. Which are ideally suited to use as an impromptu mask[2]. It's not the scarf that is bad and counter productive, it's the haphazard application of it ;) 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football 2: https://youtu.be/IYNIzI3Hztk https://youtu.be/IYNIzI3Hztk
rumanator 7y ago
> No problem you would say, except for the fact that they constantly had to keep their hand in front of their mouth to keep the scarf up. Given the choice, I pretty much prefer that over the scenario where they carry the virus and freely spread it into the environment by having zero filters between their airways and the world. Scarves over the mouth and nose are not a panacea. They are a way to mitigate the problem. Counterpoint: I've seen policemen wearing masks on their chin instead of their mouth and nose.