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[QueenDanceALot]

I also heard a doctor today speak about keeping your hands away from your ears, too.

We need helmets.

[suzyQ3]

Hazmat for everyone!

I do wear sunglasses in the market as well. I think that the main thing is not to touch points of entry, so to speak.

[shoekitty]

China and Japan require masks if you have cold or have been ill  they also wear them anytime they go in public  they live in close quarters and it is proven to slow some illnesses  no coughing or sneezing in public  

[MorningLover]

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@LuvmyLab wrote:

Trump is considering requesting that all Americans wear some kind of protective mask when out in the public but he and the powers that be are battling over that decision. Just read this on MSN.com.

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Thanks @LuvmyLab . I copied the article you mentioned in case anyone would like to read it. (a little long!)

President is preparing to encourage Americans to wear face coverings, the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to three individuals with knowledge of the planned announcement. His planned guidance, which two officials said is imminent but not yet finalized, would encourage Americans to use homemade coverings, like cloth masks, scarves or bandannas, when outside the home. Health experts believe that the practice, which is common in nations like Singapore and Japan but unusual in the United States, would reduce the risk of individuals not exhibiting symptoms spreading the disease.

A senior WH official confirmed the planned guidance, but said it would be targeted to Americans in places where the virus is being actively spread and would not apply to everyone. The policy will not be announced on Thursday, the official said. 

Officials have spent days debating the planned recommendation, worried about the risk of sending mixed messages on public health, draining health workers' supplies and giving Americans a false sense of security. Experts have cautioned that homemade masks are insufficient to protect the wearer from contracting the coronavirus.

Senior WH officials had previously warned Americans not to wear masks, insisting that the practice could even increase the risk of contagion by leading people to more frequently touch their faces to adjust the coverings. Administration officials also had been worried that it would lead to hoarding, exacerbating shortages of protective equipment that health workers desperately need. But, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, said that the administration was rethinking its guidance. "We've asked the CDC to take another look at whether or not having more people wear masks will prevent transmission of the disease to other people." 

[Gorgf]

My GF hoarded masks. Found them in Drugstores so not 95N a couple of months ago. Ran all over buying them. We live in a small town and  only 38 tests administered all negative. She has yet to offer me one lousy  mask. I will not ask her either if that selfish. Lol. She is home and retired. Diabetic though. Said not wearing any unless told to-do so in our area.

I have alot of dog bandanas  if it ever gets to that point to cover up they are abundant. Right now my Lab wears an Easter Egg print.

Should be interesting ,To Mask or Not to Mask. I see a couple of masks when in the markets. Checkers at stores not wearing them yet but saw alot of hand sanitizer flowing.

[SeaMaiden]

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@MorningLover wrote:

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@LuvmyLab wrote:

Trump is considering requesting that all Americans wear some kind of protective mask when out in the public but he and the powers that be are battling over that decision. Just read this on MSN.com.

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Thanks @LuvmyLab . I copied the article you mentioned in case anyone would like to read it. (a little long!)

President is preparing to encourage Americans to wear face coverings, the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to three individuals with knowledge of the planned announcement. His planned guidance, which two officials said is imminent but not yet finalized, would encourage Americans to use homemade coverings, like cloth masks, scarves or bandannas, when outside the home. Health experts believe that the practice, which is common in nations like Singapore and Japan but unusual in the United States, would reduce the risk of individuals not exhibiting symptoms spreading the disease.

A senior WH official confirmed the planned guidance, but said it would be targeted to Americans in places where the virus is being actively spread and would not apply to everyone. The policy will not be announced on Thursday, the official said. 

Officials have spent days debating the planned recommendation, worried about the risk of sending mixed messages on public health, draining health workers' supplies and giving Americans a false sense of security. Experts have cautioned that homemade masks are insufficient to protect the wearer from contracting the coronavirus.

Senior WH officials had previously warned Americans not to wear masks, insisting that the practice could even increase the risk of contagion by leading people to more frequently touch their faces to adjust the coverings. Administration officials also had been worried that it would lead to hoarding, exacerbating shortages of protective equipment that health workers desperately need. But, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, said that the administration was rethinking its guidance. "We've asked the CDC to take another look at whether or not having more people wear masks will prevent transmission of the disease to other people." 

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They need to decide WHAT THEY WANT FROM US before babbling back and forth about masks or no masks!😡

[QueenDanceALot]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

Hazmat for everyone!

I do wear sunglasses in the market as well. I think that the main thing is not to touch points of entry, so to speak.

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@suzyQ3 

OK, Dr. Fauci is about to appear on Anderson Cooper's show and I wanna ask him if it enters through Ports or Points.

[on the bay]

Yeah, while the cdc and whoever else is deciding if we should wear masks and "discussing it, I'll wear one next time out, thanks!

and yes thanks but not for waiting so long to reverse thinking on this!  

[stuyvesant]

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@on the bay wrote:

Yeah, while the cdc and whoever else is deciding if we should wear masks and "discussing it, I'll wear one next time out, thanks!

and yes thanks but not for waiting so long to reverse thinking on this!  

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Probably more whoever than the CDC, unfortunately.

[Bibione]

I hear often from friends and family back in Italy.Over there you can't enter any store or hospital unless you wear mask and gloves.Cashiers wear masks and gloves.They have lines outside the stores.Only a few people allowed at a time.

Masks over there are found in pharmacies and some counties give them to citizens.

I knew what was happening in Italy about 1 month before the 1 case it hit the States

.My friend texted me that I had to buy supplies.I was working and tired.It seemed so strange and far away,Now I deeply regret not buying masks and tp before people here got scared and bought all of them.

I have an old mask and I wear it.I ordered 5 masks from a fake website.Amex gave me my 100 dollars back