Masks
#391
Re: Masks
I am fully aware that you are talking about Canada, however, here in my county in southern Mississippi US we have had a mandate from mid-April that everyone needs to wear a mask in a store or public area. All venues serving food and drink and venues of public entertainment, i.e. concerts, plays, movies, etc. were closed. Some restaurants are slowly opening at 50% of capacity as are bars. Still no movies, concerts, plays, etc.
We have a population of 63,343 with a COVID count of 911 and a death count of 9.
Tell me that wearing a mask hasn't worked.
We have a population of 63,343 with a COVID count of 911 and a death count of 9.
Tell me that wearing a mask hasn't worked.
#392
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Re: Masks
We have a population in Kelowna twice that and up until recently had nothing. Of course there may well have been infections and there were the usual rumours that a friend said a friend had COVID. I believe there was one case in hospital a while back and a handful of cases originating from workers associated with a local garden centre. There have also been the odd case where a worker tested positive and is isolating but no further spread to note. No local deaths at all. All of this was achieved WITHOUT wearing masks and pretty much stayed that way until the recent spike in cases due to out of town party people who went to private gatherings, and then spread it around a few pubs. There were at last count up to 90 people infected due to that group and allegedly up to 1000 isolating, however today we had zero cases reported in the Interior Health region which we are part of. There are around 750,000 in the interior and total cases to date 356. We still haven't mandated masks and i would be more concerned from your numbers since you have mandated them.
#393
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Re: Masks
I see we are supposed to wear googles as well, is anybody on here doing that?
#395
Re: Masks
That said, I am still doing little other than go for groceries once a week and to Lowe's once a month, and am mostly aiming for "extreme SD" ...... shopping at a time when the shops are very quiet (groceries early, and Lowe's, late) and not willingly getting closer than 15-20ft if I can avoid it.
There's an idea - carrying one, engine running, might help with social distancing!
Last edited by Pulaski; Jul 30th 2020 at 2:50 pm.
#396
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Re: Masks
I wear glasses, which I assume gives me some protection.
That said, I am still doing little other than go for groceries once a week and to Lowe's once a month, and am mostly aiming for "extreme SD" ...... shopping at a time when the shops are very quiet (groceries early, and Lowe's, late) and not willingly getting closer than 15-20ft if I can avoid it.
There's an idea - carrying one, engine running, might help with social distancing!
That said, I am still doing little other than go for groceries once a week and to Lowe's once a month, and am mostly aiming for "extreme SD" ...... shopping at a time when the shops are very quiet (groceries early, and Lowe's, late) and not willingly getting closer than 15-20ft if I can avoid it.
There's an idea - carrying one, engine running, might help with social distancing!
#397
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 2
Re: Masks
Mine, except needs a good clean and a service.
#400
Re: Masks
State of emergency was declared here on March 19th, closing almost everything except grocery stores, pharmacies and other food places. Restaurants limited to take-out and delivery. No schools, no sports no leisure clubs, no barbers, nothing. Borders to neighbouring provinces "closed" soon after.
Those measures led to a total number of cases of only 170, recoveries 166, 2 died and 2 current. At least 30 cases and the 2 deaths were linked to a sole traveller who broke the rules, didn't self isolate and went off to work.
99% of cases have been travel related so while it's almost non existent here, we've had numerous periods of a week or more without cases and then we get one or two - travel related again. You never know if you're with someone who travelled or a close contact of such a person.
#401
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Joined: Apr 2009
Location: SW Ontario
Posts: 19,879
Re: Masks
We have a population in Kelowna twice that and up until recently had nothing. Of course there may well have been infections and there were the usual rumours that a friend said a friend had COVID. I believe there was one case in hospital a while back and a handful of cases originating from workers associated with a local garden centre. There have also been the odd case where a worker tested positive and is isolating but no further spread to note. No local deaths at all. All of this was achieved WITHOUT wearing masks and pretty much stayed that way until the recent spike in cases due to out of town party people who went to private gatherings, and then spread it around a few pubs. There were at last count up to 90 people infected due to that group and allegedly up to 1000 isolating, however today we had zero cases reported in the Interior Health region which we are part of. There are around 750,000 in the interior and total cases to date 356. We still haven't mandated masks and i would be more concerned from your numbers since you have mandated them.
#402
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Re: Masks
Wal-Mart next week will make masks mandatory in all their Canadian stores, majority of their stores are located where a mask mandate is in effect at the government level, so this really only affects stores located in areas where no mask mandate exist.
https://www.vicnews.com/news/face-ma...art-locations/
https://www.vicnews.com/news/face-ma...art-locations/
#403
Re: Masks
Wal-Mart next week will make masks mandatory in all their Canadian stores, majority of their stores are located where a mask mandate is in effect at the government level, so this really only affects stores located in areas where no mask mandate exist.
https://www.vicnews.com/news/face-ma...art-locations/
https://www.vicnews.com/news/face-ma...art-locations/
#404
Re: Masks
Giant Tiger had a good supply of masks when I dropped in a few days ago. Packs of 20 for $15.
But in the entrance they had a bar with loose ones dangling. $1 to go to the SPCA, just tell the cashier you picked one up.
Admirable.
Apart from the fact that someone unpacked them and then casually leaves them there uncovered for anyone to handle (or worse). It doesn't seem particularly hygienic.
But in the entrance they had a bar with loose ones dangling. $1 to go to the SPCA, just tell the cashier you picked one up.
Admirable.
Apart from the fact that someone unpacked them and then casually leaves them there uncovered for anyone to handle (or worse). It doesn't seem particularly hygienic.