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Just send my daughter to school, hoping all will be fine
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could be anything. today I just heard that a 30 something year old doctor died, but dunno which doctor and cannot trace source of story. The only guy close to frontline (ok Canada's frontline) is nayr69. you got any doctor friends to ask maybe can give us his eyes on the ground? All information for us is 2nd hand or 3rd hand. Really feel like blind sheep being led around right now with stories left right and center and dunno whether data anyhow made up one...
Reported in TODAY. French doctor age 68 who was treating covid patients
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isn't it that you scare that's why follow? and it would also be logical that you keep following because still scare?If scare, why follow?
If follow, why scare?
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that one still fits the narrative. old as in 68. high viral load because exposure to patients. overworked and tired. body could be overwhelmed. just heard a 50 something died but was fighting leukemia. so this guy could be fighting heart failure already. hard to know unless we know his exact medical condition. All I know for sure is that it could be either way without good data.
If 20 somethings without pre-existing conditions or no other risk factors dropping like flies, I will runroad to some mountain hill...
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Teachers also not allowed to wear masks.
Anyway nothing special today, just 1-meter apart when queuing for food at canteen. When peeing, use alternate urinals, cubicles are ok. Classroom tables already in single roll/column since a month ago.
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I see. That's why millions fled Wuhan before lockdown.
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He is a fucking dunce!
You want to prevent droplets loaded with millions of viruses from getting to you and inside you.
Surgical masks or pitta will not prevent that outright.
But you increase the odds of stopping those droplets .
And take your chances with the few virus that might get to you.
But if millions get into you with each tiny droplet, you then become part of the statistics.
Cloudy is doing the right thing with her little girl.
At one time, I thought like Leongsam.
But I realised the error o my ways.
Leongsam is the idiot!
And this to the Idiot
If scare, why follow?
If follow, why scare?
Sigh. Many sinkies are like that lor. Kpkb culture but NATO.
Reminds me of the many sinkies who talked big about how easy it is to migrate but never got around to doing it.
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Please do not play with the life of your daughter. Use mask. What do you have to lose? Do not listen to the running dogs of the PAP. She is your daughter not theirs and if something is to happen to your daughter are you going to ask them to compensate you? A child is very precious. I know as I too am a father. This virus is contagious even with no symptoms. Yes the mask alone is not 100%, but an added layer of protection. May God bless you and your child and that you make the right decision for your child.
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A child using a mask will make things worse. They will touch their face more often and increase the risk of transmission.
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https://www.westernmassnews.com/new...cle_d12dcf3b-14b1-56e8-be60-b531d396c9c7.html
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams not only wants people to stop buying facemasks to prevent the novel coronavirus, but warns that you actually might increase your risk of infection if facemasks are not worn properly.
"You can increase your risk of getting it by wearing a mask if you are not a health care provider," Adams said during an interview on Fox & Friends on Monday morning.
"Folks who don't know how to wear them properly tend to touch their faces a lot and actually can increase the spread of coronavirus," Adams said.
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams not only wants people to stop buying facemasks to prevent the novel coronavirus, but warns that you actually might increase your risk of infection if facemasks are not worn properly.
"You can increase your risk of getting it by wearing a mask if you are not a health care provider," Adams said during an interview on Fox & Friends on Monday morning.
"Folks who don't know how to wear them properly tend to touch their faces a lot and actually can increase the spread of coronavirus," Adams said.
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Is the virus can land on the mask it definitely can go direct through the nose and mouth with no mask. Is this better?
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N95 masks would do a good job. Surgical masks are pretty much for show only.
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Guidance against wearing masks for the coronavirus is wrong – you should cover your face
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Masks work. There is widespread evidence from the field of occupational health, the SARS epidemic, and other outbreaks that wearing masks protects us from germs and interrupts the transmission of disease from sick to healthy people.
Masks are the best way to enforce the “do not touch your face” mantra we are hearing about for COVID-19. The coronavirus, like all respiratory viruses, needs to enter mucous membranes in the nose, throat, and eyes to cause infection. If you can successfully block access to these critical entry points, you will avoid infection by the coronavirus, flu, and any of several hundred other respiratory viruses.
Unfortunately, we humans are relatively unique among mammals in that we continuously touch our eyes, noses, and mouths for seemingly no reason every 2.5 minutes. This behavior is hard-wired and starts in utero. Let’s get real — we’re not going to be able to instantly stop doing something we’ve been doing our whole lives.
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So what’s the answer? Cover your face with a mask. This will deny you access to your own face and make you conscious of how often you are tempted to touch your nose and mouth. A nonmedical mask will not protect you from a direct cough or sneeze from an infected person, but if you’re practicing good social distancing, any type of face covering is great protection from your biggest threat: your own hands.
Related: Elizabeth Preston: Why will a coronavirus vaccine take so long?
Wearing masks is a powerful signal to others that these are not normal times, and that we all need to change our behaviors to stop a potentially devastating epidemic. Wearing a mask for the first time can be deeply uncomfortable, especially when others are not doing the same. We felt strange at first, but after a few days, we’ve become proud rather than embarrassed to wear a mask outside. If more people donned masks, it would become a social norm as well as a public health good. If we can stop handshaking to fight COVID-19, we can also end mask stigma.
Travelers wore raincoats, plastic covers, gloves, goggles, and facemasks as they wait for their flight at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Wednesday in Manila, Philippines.Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Asian countries that have been successful in containing the virus without locking down society, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, routinely use masks. As of March 17, the three countries together had fewer than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus — despite having close connections to China’s Hubei province, where the epidemic originated and exploded late last year. There are many explanations for this success, including the rapid recognition of the threat, swift application of lessons learned during the 2002 SARS outbreak, and widespread testing and strict isolation of confirmed cases. But masks are also used routinely for protection against infectious diseases in these countries, and universal mask use is part of their coronavirus guidance. In Taiwan, masks are such an important first line of defense that artificial intelligence is used to create live maps of local supplies of face masks so that citizens know where to get them.
So what needs to be done here in the United States? Cover your face. Nonmedical masks should be worn by everyone going outside. Inexpensive cloth masks are available for purchase online. Alternatively, scarves, bandana-style neck gaiters, and other similar face coverings can work effectively. Masks should be placed over the mouth and nose and removed carefully, without touching the outside surface, and cloth masks should be washed frequently.
We must also encourage others to cover their faces too. We need to change our perception that masks are only for sick people and that it’s weird or shameful to wear one. Instead, donning a mask needs to be seen as a responsible action to protect the wearer’s health and the health of those in close proximity to her. If our political leaders and cultural influencers put on masks, we could change our social attitudes and norms rapidly.
This will not be easy. Adding further instructions on top of everything we are being asked to do to stop COVID-19 could lead to overload and fatigue. However, handwashing, social distancing, and doing your best not to touch your face are not enough to stop the coronavirus. For the health of your neighbor and yourself, wear a mask.
Shan Soe-Lin is managing director of the Boston-based Pharos Global Health Advisors and a lecturer in global health at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University. Robert Hecht is the president of Pharos Global Health Advisors and a clinical professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health.
www.bostonglobe.com
Masks work. There is widespread evidence from the field of occupational health, the SARS epidemic, and other outbreaks that wearing masks protects us from germs and interrupts the transmission of disease from sick to healthy people.
Masks are the best way to enforce the “do not touch your face” mantra we are hearing about for COVID-19. The coronavirus, like all respiratory viruses, needs to enter mucous membranes in the nose, throat, and eyes to cause infection. If you can successfully block access to these critical entry points, you will avoid infection by the coronavirus, flu, and any of several hundred other respiratory viruses.
Unfortunately, we humans are relatively unique among mammals in that we continuously touch our eyes, noses, and mouths for seemingly no reason every 2.5 minutes. This behavior is hard-wired and starts in utero. Let’s get real — we’re not going to be able to instantly stop doing something we’ve been doing our whole lives.
Get Today in Opinion in your inboxGlobe Opinion's must-reads, delivered to you every Sunday-Friday.
So what’s the answer? Cover your face with a mask. This will deny you access to your own face and make you conscious of how often you are tempted to touch your nose and mouth. A nonmedical mask will not protect you from a direct cough or sneeze from an infected person, but if you’re practicing good social distancing, any type of face covering is great protection from your biggest threat: your own hands.
Related: Elizabeth Preston: Why will a coronavirus vaccine take so long?
Wearing masks is a powerful signal to others that these are not normal times, and that we all need to change our behaviors to stop a potentially devastating epidemic. Wearing a mask for the first time can be deeply uncomfortable, especially when others are not doing the same. We felt strange at first, but after a few days, we’ve become proud rather than embarrassed to wear a mask outside. If more people donned masks, it would become a social norm as well as a public health good. If we can stop handshaking to fight COVID-19, we can also end mask stigma.
Asian countries that have been successful in containing the virus without locking down society, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, routinely use masks. As of March 17, the three countries together had fewer than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus — despite having close connections to China’s Hubei province, where the epidemic originated and exploded late last year. There are many explanations for this success, including the rapid recognition of the threat, swift application of lessons learned during the 2002 SARS outbreak, and widespread testing and strict isolation of confirmed cases. But masks are also used routinely for protection against infectious diseases in these countries, and universal mask use is part of their coronavirus guidance. In Taiwan, masks are such an important first line of defense that artificial intelligence is used to create live maps of local supplies of face masks so that citizens know where to get them.
So what needs to be done here in the United States? Cover your face. Nonmedical masks should be worn by everyone going outside. Inexpensive cloth masks are available for purchase online. Alternatively, scarves, bandana-style neck gaiters, and other similar face coverings can work effectively. Masks should be placed over the mouth and nose and removed carefully, without touching the outside surface, and cloth masks should be washed frequently.
We must also encourage others to cover their faces too. We need to change our perception that masks are only for sick people and that it’s weird or shameful to wear one. Instead, donning a mask needs to be seen as a responsible action to protect the wearer’s health and the health of those in close proximity to her. If our political leaders and cultural influencers put on masks, we could change our social attitudes and norms rapidly.
This will not be easy. Adding further instructions on top of everything we are being asked to do to stop COVID-19 could lead to overload and fatigue. However, handwashing, social distancing, and doing your best not to touch your face are not enough to stop the coronavirus. For the health of your neighbor and yourself, wear a mask.
Shan Soe-Lin is managing director of the Boston-based Pharos Global Health Advisors and a lecturer in global health at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University. Robert Hecht is the president of Pharos Global Health Advisors and a clinical professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health.
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Did he have a compromised immune system?
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Maybe yes maybe no but was he wearing a mask?
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If he had a compromised immune system, his death would be no surprise bcos he would have died of the flu anyway
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