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Wow. Where is this, if I may ask? Here in Finland, there is no mandatory mask usage, largely because the government hasn't been able to find a constitutionally

Wow. Where is this, if I may ask? Here in Finland, there is no mandatory mask usage, largely because the government hasn't been able to find a constitutionally acceptable way of mandating it. Instead, we have increasingly stern "recommendations". OTOH, the situation is relatively well in hand here still, so I suppose the political pressure to act is not as heavy as it is elsewhere.

Karupan 6y ago
Victoria, Australia. It was relaxed just this Sunday after three weeks of no new cases and no community transmission. However given the progressive relaxation of rules over the past month, some of us are rightly concerned and choose to wear masks and avoid indoor venues whenever possible.
WildGreenLeave 6y ago
The Netherlands has a mask rule that doesn't even require you to wear them inside with other people around. If I am not mistaken the requirement is that you are required to wear them when you cannot maintain the 1.5M distance, but that of course is just shifting the enforcement to the business owners instead of the government. In any other situation you are strictly recommended to wear them. I don't get why the Dutch government and the 'average' dutch person isn't wearing it all the time. People still consider it 'weird' to wear it and even in the capital city (Amsterdam) people look at me weirdly when I wear it outside. About 10% isn't wearing it in stores or even the airport is a place where people still skip out on the face mask. They should just enforce this rule instead of closing other places where it is actually possible to maintain the distance.
tomisalive 6y ago
Mask wearing and "social distancing" (whatever the fuck that means) was heavily politicized for the election this year in the US. When you see someone being "pro-mask" here they are a liberal and the SF Bay Area is the most liberal place in the US so that's why you see such a stunning disconnect between people who live in the Bay Area versus something like Texas or Florida.

Karupan 6y ago

Victoria, Australia. It was relaxed just this Sunday after three weeks of no new cases and no community transmission. However given the progressive relaxation of rules over the past month, some of us are rightly concerned and choose to wear masks and avoid indoor venues whenever possible.

WildGreenLeave 6y ago

The Netherlands has a mask rule that doesn't even require you to wear them inside with other people around. If I am not mistaken the requirement is that you are required to wear them when you cannot maintain the 1.5M distance, but that of course is just shifting the enforcement to the business owners instead of the government. In any other situation you are strictly recommended to wear them. I don't get why the Dutch government and the 'average' dutch person isn't wearing it all the time. People still consider it 'weird' to wear it and even in the capital city (Amsterdam) people look at me weirdly when I wear it outside. About 10% isn't wearing it in stores or even the airport is a place where people still skip out on the face mask. They should just enforce this rule instead of closing other places where it is actually possible to maintain the distance.

tomisalive 6y ago

Mask wearing and "social distancing" (whatever the fuck that means) was heavily politicized for the election this year in the US. When you see someone being "pro-mask" here they are a liberal and the SF Bay Area is the most liberal place in the US so that's why you see such a stunning disconnect between people who live in the Bay Area versus something like Texas or Florida.