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Showing Original Post only (View all)Should we all wear masks outside home? [View all]
We should all assume we are potential carriers of coronavirus. In many asian countries, its nearly mandatory for everyone and theyve been very successful. Should we have nationwide mandate to wear facial masks the moment we step outside house? We all are carriers and exhale coronavirus (must presume that way).
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Where are these mythical masks available? Been wearing my last one for a week
BamaRefugee
Mar 2020
#1
Yes. In those respects, both kinds of masks significantly help prevent transmission.
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#94
My sister said she found one that was made from paper towel, staples, rubberbands.
MerryBlooms
Mar 2020
#65
Cool. How long will it be before America's wealthy will appear with Louis Vuitton surgical masks?
Hoyt
Mar 2020
#50
Safety Glasses are also good if you have them. Normal glasses can also offer a bit of protection
JCMach1
Mar 2020
#22
+1, I've been saying for years my parents generation had a gift of toughness. Every generation has .
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#74
Well, I did spend part of my childhood, from age 7 to 14 out in the country.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Mar 2020
#42
For me, as a healthy (so far as I know, don't go to doctor very often) 50 year old
BusyBeingBest
Mar 2020
#69
Without question. The more people who wear them, the more people WILL feel obliged to
Alex4Martinez
Mar 2020
#63