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Confusion.
The Government claims to be following the science.
Can anyone explain the reasoning behind the following advice.
If you enter a sandwich shop to buy a takeaway then you must wear a mask.
If you enter the same shop, and intend to consume your sandwich on the premises, you don't need to wear one.
Also, why is it ok for people to travel on planes, but not sit in cinemas, or theatres?
Can anyone explain the reasoning behind the following advice.
If you enter a sandwich shop to buy a takeaway then you must wear a mask.
If you enter the same shop, and intend to consume your sandwich on the premises, you don't need to wear one.
Also, why is it ok for people to travel on planes, but not sit in cinemas, or theatres?
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The science part is lost on someone like myself
It's a fair point and part of the reason for confusion. It's maybe up to the establishment themselves to use common sense and the Government isn't wanting involved in that part....... maybe?
Eateries will all shut down if they can't open ASAP but you cannot eat with a mask on so there has to be a balance.
The advice that you should wear one when purchasing a takeaway, but not when you are eating in exactly the same place, cannot possibly be based on science.
They have also now admitted that we should have been wearing masks from the word go, but felt that giving this advice might have created further shortages in the NHS.
Not much science in that either.
Why didn't they advise that wearing scarves would be beneficial.
Do face coverings work?
World Health Organization (WHO) advice says non-medical face coverings should be worn in public where social distancing is not possible.
Coronavirus is spread when droplets are sprayed into the air when infected people talk, cough or sneeze. Those droplets can then fall on surfaces.
The WHO says there is also emerging evidence of airborne transmission of the virus, with tiny particles hanging in aerosol form in the air.
How about restaurants and takeaways?
In England, face coverings do not have worn where it would be ''impractical''.
That includes restaurants, pubs and gyms.
They must be worn in a shop or cafe when buying food and drink to take away, but can be removed if you sit down to eat and drink.
They are also optional in:
Hairdressers and beauty salons
Cinemas, concert halls and theatres
Museums
Dentists and opticians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51205344
Twenty-one new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed at a Shropshire caravan park.
The council fears the number of cases at the site, which is in the town of Craven Arms, will continue to rise before infection control measures start to take effect.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/fresh-coronavirus-outbreak-shropshire-caravan-232541775.html
More than wearing masks, the govt and society need people to act with common sense and keep socially distant. If the govt(SAGE) thought people could do that perfectly that they wouldn't even have to ask them to wear masks.
They can't be tied up in giving advise that might not be correct. It's vagueness until bulletproof stuff is in I would assume.
That's my 2p pence added to the science part and what I think is happening with the advise.
They famously showed footage of 3 Ministers exiting a Pret a Manger, two were wearing masks, and Michael Gove wasn't. This wasn't particularly earth shattering, but it did illustrate the confusion.
The science clearly shows that wearing masks will limit the spreading of the virus.
Making the wearing of masks compulsory in situations where social distancing is difficult therefore makes sense.
The risk of spreading the virus in a sandwich shop is not reduced by eating in rather than taking away.
So how can this advice be based on science?
Logically the risk will increase by spending time with others eating food without the protection of a mask.
I would agree that the economy will be screwed unless businesses get up and running.
I would also agree that it is difficult to eat food wearing a mask.
That is not what the Government is saying..
They maintain they are following the science.
What is the difference between sitting next to someone on a plane with no social distancing, or sitting next to the same person in the cinema?
Coronavirus is spread when droplets are sprayed into the air when infected people talk, cough or sneeze. Those droplets can then fall on surfaces.
The WHO says there is also emerging evidence of airborne transmission of the virus, with tiny particles hanging in aerosol form in the air.
This will not change whether you are eating or not, or whether you are sat on a plane or in a cinema.
Yet it is obvious that if everyone wore masks there would be less spreading.
What is confusing is that the Government is advocating the wearing of masks in some circumstances, but not in other very similar circumstances, where the risk would seem to be the same.
Why is there a higher risk sitting next to someone on a plane, than sitting next to the same person in a cinema?
I am not scapegoating masks, I believe they limit the spread.
I am questioning the advice, which seems inconsistent, and confusing.
Coronavirus is spread when droplets are sprayed into the air when infected people talk, cough or sneeze. Those droplets can then fall on surfaces.
The WHO says there is also emerging evidence of airborne transmission of the virus, with tiny particles hanging in aerosol form in the air.
If you consider the above, then the wearing of masks must help.
How about restaurants and takeaways?
In England, face coverings do not have worn where it would be ''impractical''.
That includes restaurants, pubs and gyms.
They must be worn in a shop or cafe when buying food and drink to take away, but can be removed if you sit down to eat and drink.
They are also optional in:
Hairdressers and beauty salons
Cinemas, concert halls and theatres
Museums
Dentists and opticians
Coronavirus is spread when droplets are sprayed into the air when infected people talk, cough or sneeze. Those droplets can then fall on surfaces.
But have discovered this bit as time has gone on.
The WHO says there is also emerging evidence of airborne transmission of the virus, with tiny particles hanging in aerosol form in the air.