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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I'd agree the costs of lockdown are high but the solution is easy and rwers hate it, bail out the locked down businesses.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Idiots can't even wear fucking masks to lower the transmission rate.

[–]TheJamesRocket 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

N95 masks may have a limited effect on reducing infection, but cloth masks have no effect at all. N95 masks can filter out virus aerosols, but cloth masks cannot.

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[–]TheJamesRocket 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You obviously didn't read the article. They flat out said that cloth masks only ''trap droplets that are released when the wearer talks, coughs or sneezes.'' In other words, cloth masks only stop the wearer from infecting others: It does not protect the wearer from being infected by others.

And at any rate, we already know from various studys that the actual effect that masks have on limiting the spread of infection is minimal.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Asking everyone to wear cloth masks can help reduce the spread of the virus by people who have COVID-19 but don't realize it." You should learn how to read.