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Revelation34 posted...

You'd be in danger even if you're wearing a mask?

... A mask is designed to protect other people from you, not you from other people. For the most obvious example, a surgeon wears a mask to prevent their germs from getting into the body of the patient they're operating on. If I am wearing a mask and the person I come in contact with is not and starts breathing all over my hands/arms/face while I take their temperature/etc (some of them even touch me when I've repeatedly asked them not to), then I am the one at risk.

Proper pandemic etiquette: assume you are contagious and that to prevent spreading your assumed illness to others, put on a mask (ideally also wear a face shield and gloves, they can be purchased in packs), don't come close unless you have no choice, minimize physical contact with people, surfaces, and objects, wash/sanitize your hands before and after any sort of public contact, keep an eye out for even minor symptoms, don't linger overmuch in public spaces, avoid people at high risk, do not pick up products you aren't going to buy, sanitize your commonly-used devices/buttons/switches/knobs/writing implements/tools with hydrogen peroxide solutions.

It is also a good idea not to eat or drink in public spaces, and neer, never sneeze into your hands; use the crook of your arm. Press switches and open doors with your sleeve/elbow/waist if possible. Keep a spare mask on your person in case the one you're using breaks. Remember that you're doing it to protect other people and therefore your own good health is not a relevant excuse.

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