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Moderator announcement - June 23, 2020:
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A meta-analysis of 172 studies that looked at various interventions to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, SARS and MERS from an infected person to people close to them, published in The Lancet on June 1, found that mask wearing significantly reduces the risk of viral transmission.
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Flyertalk’s moderators generally take a hands-off approach when it comes to judging the accuracy of members’ statements. While that’s fine for travel debates, a pandemic is clearly a more serious issue.
A meta-analysis of 172 studies that looked at various interventions to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, SARS and MERS from an infected person to people close to them, published in The Lancet on June 1, found that mask wearing significantly reduces the risk of viral transmission.
Given the science, the forum moderators are disallowing any further posts that debate whether or not masks should be worn. Posts that do so will be deleted and members subject to discipline.
Please also note, we do not allow posting of conspiracy theories or racist terms used in place of Covid-19, coronavirus, etc.
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Coronavirus and masks/face coverings [Consolidated thread]
#76
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I’ve lost my mask, but I see I can get a replacement.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/s6-respir...gAAOSwUOJeTXl3
I have an NBC Suit in original sealed wrapping to go with it. That should do.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/s6-respir...gAAOSwUOJeTXl3
I have an NBC Suit in original sealed wrapping to go with it. That should do.
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i wear a mask every day a work (surgery) and am quite used to wearing one and don’t touch my face at all and I know unless it’s a properly fitted N95 or better they are, as stated, useless
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Agreed, as a doctor I think its stupid that this has gone on but of course some companies are making $$$. Its absurd going through airports seeing people with pointless masks half off their faces or even snugly fit knowing that they have zero benefits and likely cause even more risks. Go wash your hands and stop being hysterical.
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Agreed, as a doctor I think its stupid that this has gone on but of course some companies are making $$$. Its absurd going through airports seeing people with pointless masks half off their faces or even snugly fit knowing that they have zero benefits and likely cause even more risks. Go wash your hands and stop being hysterical.
hand washing seems to be key. But perhaps buying a mask is easier and a psychological ‘feel good’ even if of no effect. Oneat LGW travellex was wearing a floor sanding dust mask this week. Perhaps that’s testament to the lack of education from the U.K. government?
My main worry with hand washing is that on BA the loos are in such poor shape after an hour or so that I’m never sure I’m going to pick up more in there than I’ve washed off. Perhaps this is a wake up call for BA/Cruz to finally tackle the loo hygiene issue?
If Cathay are masktastic the key nevertheless might be that, like JAL, they also clean the loos in flight.
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Several people in the T3 lounges today wearing them and a few on the flight to BCN, however they all seemed happy enough to take them off when alcohol was on offer!
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hand washing seems to be key. But perhaps buying a mask is easier and a psychological ‘feel good’ even if of no effect. Oneat LGW travellex was wearing a floor sanding dust mask this week. Perhaps that’s testament to the lack of education from the U.K. government?
My main worry with hand washing is that on BA the loos are in such poor shape after an hour or so that I’m never sure I’m going to pick up more in there than I’ve washed off. Perhaps this is a wake up call for BA/Cruz to finally tackle the loo hygiene issue?
If Cathay are masktastic the key nevertheless might be that, like JAL, they also clean the loos in flight.
My main worry with hand washing is that on BA the loos are in such poor shape after an hour or so that I’m never sure I’m going to pick up more in there than I’ve washed off. Perhaps this is a wake up call for BA/Cruz to finally tackle the loo hygiene issue?
If Cathay are masktastic the key nevertheless might be that, like JAL, they also clean the loos in flight.
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hand washing seems to be key. But perhaps buying a mask is easier and a psychological ‘feel good’ even if of no effect. Oneat LGW travellex was wearing a floor sanding dust mask this week. Perhaps that’s testament to the lack of education from the U.K. government?
My main worry with hand washing is that on BA the loos are in such poor shape after an hour or so that I’m never sure I’m going to pick up more in there than I’ve washed off. Perhaps this is a wake up call for BA/Cruz to finally tackle the loo hygiene issue?
If Cathay are masktastic the key nevertheless might be that, like JAL, they also clean the loos in flight.
My main worry with hand washing is that on BA the loos are in such poor shape after an hour or so that I’m never sure I’m going to pick up more in there than I’ve washed off. Perhaps this is a wake up call for BA/Cruz to finally tackle the loo hygiene issue?
If Cathay are masktastic the key nevertheless might be that, like JAL, they also clean the loos in flight.
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The media are interested in one thing. Covering a story. If it isn't dramatic enough, they will create drama and panic. If it causes a global recession, all the better. More dramatic news. It's a feeding frenzy with no one knowing what the real truth is. Which is in the end not great for fighting the virus.The media seems to talk as if it is unavoidable with maps and graphs. At some point people will shrug their shoulders and see it as inevitable that it will become as bad as it gets and give up on the things that DO prevent the virus spreading - hygiene - hand hygiene in particular.
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On all the cruise ships I have been on the doors open automatically so that you don't touch them after washing your hand. I don't expect all loos to have automatic doors but they could make them so they open outwards so you can just push with your shoulders to exit without having to touch the handle.
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I have an issue with the lo doors. I go through the trouble of washing my hands thoroughly then I have to touch the door hand to exit the loos! DOH! I always go into a loo now with a clean tissue to use on the handle to get out without having to touch it.
On all the cruise ships I have been on the doors open automatically so that you don't touch them after washing your hand. I don't expect all loos to have automatic doors but they could make them so they open outwards so you can just push with your shoulders to exit without having to touch the handle.
On all the cruise ships I have been on the doors open automatically so that you don't touch them after washing your hand. I don't expect all loos to have automatic doors but they could make them so they open outwards so you can just push with your shoulders to exit without having to touch the handle.
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Quite apart from the corona virus, toilets pose a high microbiological problem with their doors. Toilets are never nice places so people get out of them as quickly as they can. Embedded in their mind is the need to wash hands but they then don’t bother to dry them. Wet will spread bugs much more effectively than dry hands so the handle becomes contaminated.
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Corona is still a big concern but, you can still avoid wearing a mask until you are ill.
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I'm in the T5 south lounge now and only seen a couple of people wearing masks. There are hand gel pumps at all the food stations but not many are using them.
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