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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by autokad on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:11PM (#22652368)
not sure why you are being downvoted, as this was very much what we were told by outlets like cnn, etc. "dont where masks, they dont work and health care workers need them to not get the virus"

I was basically treated like a country bumpkin in a work channel (Amazon) for suggesting if you are going outside (Seattle) you should wear a mask.

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by pdonis on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:43PM (#22652552)
> they dont work and health care workers need them to not get the virus

Isn't that an obvious oxymoron?

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by autokad on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:47PM (#22652567)
I don't think so, but its definitely a contradiction in logic...
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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by brigandish on Sunday March 22, 2020 @01:45AM (#22653017)
That would depend on the assumptions, those being:

- context i.e. clinical setting vs on the street

- type of mask

- skill set of those using the equipment

For example, knives are very effective in surgery when they are:

- in a surgical theatre

- a scapel

- used by a surgeon

I don't suggest doing surgery in the street with a knife from your kitchen draw used by a teenager.

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