The virus spreads mainly from person to person, rather than via contaminated surfaces, according to the C.D.C. For those who were worried about wiping down grocery bags or disinfecting mailed packages, the news headlines highlighting this guidance in recent days might have brought some relief.Quote:
Originally Posted by spliff(TONE)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyt...faces.amp.html
Never did I say no chance lol I said there’s no proof that it spreads through surfaces
At the start of the pandemic, stores quickly sold out of disinfectant sprays and wipes. People were advised to wipe down their packages and the cans they bought at the grocery store.
But scientists have learned a lot this year about the coronavirus and how it's transmitted, and it turns out all that scrubbing and disinfecting might not be necessary.
If a person infected with the coronavirus sneezes, coughs or talks loudly, droplets containing particles of the virus can travel through the air and eventually land on nearby surfaces. But the risk of getting infected from touching a surface contaminated by the virus is low, says Emanuel Goldman, a microbiologist at Rutgers University.
"In hospitals, surfaces have been tested near COVID-19 patients, and no infectious virus can be identified," Goldman says.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...ot-be-worth-it
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The level of the mandate needed would be less in a small town than a big city. In a big city it's logical to want people wearing a mask pretty much any time they're out in public space, while that would be silly in a small town. The level of enforcment may also be different.Quote:
Originally Posted by nastynice
It would be silly for a small town to take the single easiest and most effective measure to control the spread of covid?Quote:
Originally Posted by SiteWolf
Regardless, I wouldnt call that an upside.
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Yeah, I still haven’t seen anyone point out a downside of wearing a mask.Quote:
Originally Posted by nastynice
I didn't say NOT wear a mask...I said not as often.Quote:
Originally Posted by nastynice
I live in a small town where I rent a PO Box because mail isn't delivered to my door. It would be ridiculous to be required to wear a mask when I walk out of my house and to the post office because 9 of out 10 times I won't even meet anyone on the street, and when I do my mask is at the ready. And before I enter a building, the mask is on.
It's harder to breathe especially when doing activitiesQuote:
Originally Posted by rhino17
Why would that be ridiculous?Quote:
Originally Posted by SiteWolf
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Not here.Quote:
Originally Posted by fingerbang
to wear a mask when there's not a single person in sight?Quote:
Originally Posted by blams
I only wear a mask when I attend a meeting or church service in my little town. I never wear one when I walk my dog. I don't wear one when I go get my mail.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiteWolf
Plenty have pointed out downsides, it's just that the downside doesn't outweigh the upside the majority of the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by rhino17
No they haven’tQuote:
Originally Posted by Scoots
And it NEVER outweighs the upside lol
....right before you said that it's rare for that to happen. So which one is it? No proof of it happening or it's rare that it happens?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brewersfan255
Nor would I.Quote:
Originally Posted by nastynice