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Seems to me we all need to assume we're asymptotic carriers, and then follow WHO's (or CDC's) advice for sick people, which is to wear some sort of mask or band

Seems to me we all need to assume we're asymptotic carriers, and then follow WHO's (or CDC's) advice for sick people, which is to wear some sort of mask or bandana.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago
That isn’t WHO or CDC advice. If you are sick, you should just not go out.
- collinmanderson 7y ago
  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/st... CDC says if you "think you might have COVID-19", you should "wear a facemask" "to help protect other people in your home and community." "You may need to improvise a facemask using a scarf or bandana." Seems to me we should assume we "might have COVID-19" and then follow CDC's advice to wear a scarf or bandana to protect other people.
  - seanmcdirmid 7y ago
    Then those are different advices for thinking you might be sick and being actually sick. If you are sick, don’t go out. If you just think you might be sick, then put some cloth in front of your face.
    - James_Henry 7y ago
      No, the CDC says, on the linked page: >If you are sick wear a facemask in the following situations, if available. >- If you are sick: You should wear a facemask, if available, when you are around other people (including before you enter a healthcare provider’s office). >- If you are caring for others: If the person who is sick is not able to wear a facemask (for example, because it causes trouble breathing), then as their caregiver, you should wear a facemask when in the same room with them. Visitors, other than caregivers, are not recommended. >Note: During a public health emergency, facemasks may be reserved for healthcare workers. You may need to improvise a facemask using a scarf or bandana.
- James_Henry 7y ago
  Yes, if you are sick, you should not go out and avoid other people as much as possible, but when you do have to go out to where other people inhabit, you should wear a mask, and the CDC says as much. A lot of the transmission of this disease is between family members. With masks, this sort of transmission could be slowed or prevented.

Seems to me we all need to assume we're asymptotic carriers, and then follow WHO's (or CDC's) advice for sick people, which is to wear some sort of mask or bandana.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago

That isn’t WHO or CDC advice. If you are sick, you should just not go out.

collinmanderson 7y ago
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/st... CDC says if you "think you might have COVID-19", you should "wear a facemask" "to help protect other people in your home and community." "You may need to improvise a facemask using a scarf or bandana." Seems to me we should assume we "might have COVID-19" and then follow CDC's advice to wear a scarf or bandana to protect other people.
- seanmcdirmid 7y ago
  Then those are different advices for thinking you might be sick and being actually sick. If you are sick, don’t go out. If you just think you might be sick, then put some cloth in front of your face.
  - James_Henry 7y ago
    No, the CDC says, on the linked page: >If you are sick wear a facemask in the following situations, if available. >- If you are sick: You should wear a facemask, if available, when you are around other people (including before you enter a healthcare provider’s office). >- If you are caring for others: If the person who is sick is not able to wear a facemask (for example, because it causes trouble breathing), then as their caregiver, you should wear a facemask when in the same room with them. Visitors, other than caregivers, are not recommended. >Note: During a public health emergency, facemasks may be reserved for healthcare workers. You may need to improvise a facemask using a scarf or bandana.
James_Henry 7y ago
Yes, if you are sick, you should not go out and avoid other people as much as possible, but when you do have to go out to where other people inhabit, you should wear a mask, and the CDC says as much. A lot of the transmission of this disease is between family members. With masks, this sort of transmission could be slowed or prevented.