Would you tell people in public transport that they should wear the mask correctly?

[Striving for more]

Pointless comment dw lol

Edited December 19, 2020 by Striving for more

[DocWatts]

@Keyhole Using punitive measures like Fines is about all that we have left to fall back on, unfortunate though that may be. It wouldn't have to even be that expensive of a fine, it could be as low as $30 or $40 as long as it was strictly enforced. Psychological research supports this, as punitive measure that tend to work tend to be ones that impose minor to moderate penalties but are strictly enforced.

[herghly]

On 17/12/2020 at 11:23 PM, Preety_India said:

I'd tell them certainly. 

In fact the government should tell people to wear masks and those who don't wear a mask properly should be penalized.

It's not fair for people to take it for granted. 

 

Masks are useless

[Consept]

8 minutes ago, herghly said:

Masks are useless

Do you think theyre useless for professions like doctors, dentists and tattoo artists?

[Gesundheit]

28 minutes ago, Consept said:

Do you think theyre useless for professions like doctors, dentists and tattoo artists?

Useless is a strong word. The truth is that masks aren't not really that effective. Like, if you sat down with a person in a closed room for one hour, even if you're both wearing masks the whole time, there would be a high chance of viral transmission. As opposed to an open place where air is always moving and humidity is low (e.g. outdoors), even if both of you weren't wearing masks, there would be a very little chance of transmission.

Environment is a much more important factor than masks. Public transport could be a highly contagious environment depending on how it's managed. But generally, if the windows are open, chances of contamination are low.

[Consept]

10 minutes ago, Gesundheit said:

Useless is a strong word. The truth is that masks aren't not really that effective. Like, if you sat down with a person in a closed room for one hour, even if you're both wearing masks the whole time, there would be a high chance of viral transmission. As opposed to an open place where air is always moving and humidity is low (e.g. outdoors), even if both of you weren't wearing masks, there would be a very little chance of transmission.

Environment is a much more important factor than masks. Public transport could be a highly contagious environment depending on how it's managed. But generally, if the windows are open, chances of contamination are low.

I agree but in most places that is the case where you just wear masks in closed public spaces like public transport or in shops etc. Potentially it could be a bit overboard with the rules in some places but i think theyre taking a better safe than sorry approach

[Gesundheit]

@Consept Absolutely. We want to make sure that the virus doesn't get any additional 1% chances of spreading. It's already cancerous enough.

Until the vaccine is released, I think it'll get much better then.