Originally Posted by Cards1234

We will see in a few days how it spreads and will know much more

Originally Posted by chrisl137

Virus particles aren't really going to be floating free in the air anyway. They're carried in water droplets from coughs and sneezes, and those are almost universally larger than 5 micron, with most much larger. A filter that stops 0.5 micron particles is going to be fine for that. When I was looking through some published reports, medical workers who wore N95 masks in environments where they were caring for people with related viruses contracted them at much lower rates. But if you don't have good bio lab hygiene in addition to the mask (washing hands, gloves, keeping hands away from your face) then you can transmit a virus from a surface to yourself despite the mask. And if you're in an environment that has a low probability of the virus even being present (i.e. most places outside of the coronavirus ward at the hospital) it's not going to make much difference. Preventing spread from the source by having sick people wear masks will have more effect than having healthy people wear masks everywhere.

Originally Posted by GUWonder

I am betting that it’s not limited to being spread by just water droplets in cough and sneezes. Given what medical researchers have said, I would suspect that this stuff may also be spread by more than just saliva and upper respiratory tract expulsions — especially as leaping from animal feces to humans has happened with previous zooish coronaviruses and thus suggest that contact with human fecal matter can also be a vector to spread it. If you want to ask how often people come in contact with fecal matter from other people, the answer is way more than most people realize: those seats you sit on, those bathroom door handles/locks and fixtures, pump-action soap-dispensers, used toilet paper rolls, and perhaps even at times from electronics such as remote controls, cell phones and laptops that are shared.

Originally Posted by Annalisa12

Just received an email from the NSW Chamber of Commerce. This was the last point.

However, in this event, the employer should pay for the employee to see the doctor as well as for their time away from the workplace if the employee does not agree to take paid leave. The employer will be responsible for paying the employee until such time as medical confirmation is obtained that the employee is unfit for work. Once an employee is certified as unfit, then the employee can be required to take a form of leave (whether paid or unpaid).

Originally Posted by Wong Jnr

Is that legally binding? Looks more like "recommendations" by the Chamber of Commerce e.g. try to get away with your employee's using their paid leave first and if not you're most likely have to pay them regardless....

Originally Posted by A318neo

Are many people wearing masks at major US airports, such as JFK, ORD, DEN, PHX, SEA, SFO, LAX? Or does it vary between airports? (Maybe fewer at DFW and more at JFK?)

Are many people wearing masks on US domestic flights?

Originally Posted by enviroian

FWIW the mask itself does not provide any protection from the virus. It can freely flow through the mask. The only protection it offers is that it prevents one from touching their mouth with their hands/fingers.

Originally Posted by A318neo

I haven't flown since mid-January and won't until later in the month so I have no recent experience.

Are many people wearing masks at major US airports, such as JFK, ORD, DEN, PHX, SEA, SFO, LAX? Or does it vary between airports? (Maybe fewer at DFW and more at JFK?)

Are many people wearing masks on US domestic flights?

Should I get a mask? Was also thinking of gloves so that I can take off gloves when eating.