Re:Is It Okay to Go to the Beach?
by daddy_ on Monday July 06, 2020 @03:42AM
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Wow, we’re really caught up in yelling at each other. Seems convenient for the people in charge of our response over the past six months and the organizations that have spent decades preparing for pandemics.
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I didn't mean to yell - I'm simply astonished. A mask costs like 0.15€ or 0.17$ (based on Taiwans price with overall comparable price levels in Germany). Two masks a week, that cost is next to nothing.
I think the response in Germany is quite good compared to many others.
My main issue is: we compromise on having some infections and deaths, rather than compromising on wearing a mask.
What are you talking about? Everyone wears a mask in Germany in closed spaces and public transport. I haven't seen a single person not do it and it's already part of daily life. I don't understand the point here?
Meck Pomm country wants to get rid of wearing masks.
The economics Minister of MeckPomm wants to. His boss doesn't. The federal health Minister also disagrees, as do most other states: https://www.rnd.de/politik/maskenpflicht-in-den-bundeslander...
I don't think this will happen, I also HOPE it won't happen too soon, in Bayern we still have restrictions on number of people that are allowed to meet. Austria got rid of masks almost everywhere, but you still need to wear them in public transport and pharmacies, so I'm pretty sure they will be with us for a while.