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Mayor Bill de Blasio rejected WNYC host Brian Lehrers claim that the U.S. knew weeks and months ago that asymptomatic people can spread this disease, and instead suggested this fact was only discovered in the last 48 hours.
The citys position used to be that healthy people dont need masks because theyre not very effective at preventing the virus from coming in, theyre mostly from keeping you from spreading it, so explain this new recommendation, Lehrer said.
Exactly, its still the fundamental truth, so we have, you know, a renowned health department here in New York City
only in the last really 48 hours or so do they feel theyve seen evidence around the world, particularly a new study coming out of Singapore, that shows more evidence that this disease can be spread by asymptomatic people, de Blasio responded.
De Blasio then explained that surgical masks and N95s are only for the people fighting in the front line battle, and urged people to use makeshift or homemade masks instead.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/bill-de-blasio-rejects-claim-u-s-knew-asymptomatic-people-could-spread-the-virus-only-learned-that-in-the-last-48-hours/
intrepidity
(7,339 posts)No comprendo
SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)Several times over the past week or so from reputable sources.
Docreed2003
(16,883 posts)We knew this virus had a large number of asymptomatic carriers for more than a couple of weeks. This isn't something that is earth shattering in the last 48 h
niyad
(113,628 posts)RandySF
(59,414 posts)Lithos
(26,404 posts)It's one of the core aspects of how viruses and other contagion spread.
Stupidity rules.
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samnsara
(17,650 posts)Bettie
(16,132 posts)and I knew that weeks ago, late February I think!
MerryBlooms
(11,773 posts)in lockdown? Lying out his ass. We knew this early on. He's lying in desperation to get needed equipment for his people, otherwise, trump ain't sending it.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)By just breathing their breath...they do not have to cough on you or near you...
They are a walking time bomb....
And with the virus having a 3 hr lifetime in air, anytime you go outside in public you are risking getting infected...that is why they are preaching isolation...
We need testing yesterday....
That is why wearing a mask is essential to your health.
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Weve known from the gitgo that people can be infected for up to a week without showing symptoms. But still be contagious.
The only reason they did not recommend masks is that nothing drives a panic like telling people they need to use something they cant get.
C_U_L8R
(45,025 posts)De Blasio is misinformed or misinforming. But it is not the truth. Look it up.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,914 posts)That was something that was obvious to the most casual observer early on. In fact, the main reason the virus spread so far and so fast was that it was being spread by asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic people. Which are not exactly the same thing, but related.
Baltimike
(4,148 posts)TrunKated
(210 posts)I remember reading a comment comparing it to a large number of typhoid Marie's running around