Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier?
by emmp on Saturday March 21, 2020 @03:53PM
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I don't think anybody has masks to wear even if they'd like to. I certainly don't. The US surgeon general was also adamantly advising people not to buy masks over the past month. At this point, any and all masks are being redirected to hospitals, as there is a critical shortage. Paint shops in my local area have donated their entire supply to the local hospital -- the health department is encouraging people to hand sew masks to donate. If we had a surplus for every family, I'm sure things would look different.
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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier?
by Hamuko on Saturday March 21, 2020 @05:22PM
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I actually have two old FFP1 R rated masks in my closet from the past two pollen seasons. Since I only used them during the pollen season, they're probably still okay. But I haven't been wearing them recently, since the effectiveness of them hasn't really been clear. There's really also the stigma of being a leper, although that didn't really stop me during the pollen season.