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Re:United Airlines plans to resume service on more than 25 i... by logicchains on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:30AM (#24048854)
As a counterexample: New Zealand, minimal infections and deaths, and minimal mask wearing. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/...

"Healthy people in the community are not currently required to wear a face mask for protection from COVID-19 in New Zealand. In our current environment, the potential benefits of requiring masks to be worn by all healthy people in the community are not felt to outweigh the potential risks."

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Re:United Airlines plans to resume service on more than 25 i... by monoideism on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:34AM (#24048881)
Yes, because New Zealand has such a low transmission rate they can carefully track and isolate new cases. Because there's such a low rate, they don't need masks.

When it's everywhere, like in the US, we don't have that option. Masks are one of few mitigations available to us.

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Re:United Airlines plans to resume service on more than 25 i... by throwaheyy on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @09:55AM (#24049976)
Seriously? This is because they DID wear masks and comply with lockdowns and quarantine — to the point of getting rid of Covid.

The US can’t even get past square one.

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Re:United Airlines plans to resume service on more than 25 i... by ThePowerOfFuet on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:31AM (#24048862)
Because nobody's coming in, at all.
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Re:United Airlines plans to resume service on more than 25 i... by DarthGhandi on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:39AM (#24048906)
What's the average population density in NZ vs all those other places? Anecdotally I'd say a small fraction.
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