News Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread IV

[Tas]

People are usually only mean on the internet but it is starting to spill over a bit.

I just got back from the shops and a lot of people seemed pissed off, but that was just because of the Christmas crowd.

Shopping on Christmas Eve is the pits at the best of times. I made sure i got the last of the things i needed yesterday, even then it was the pits.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Sweet spot of Christmas shopping is 8-11am on the 24th.

 

[Tas]

surgical masks are better than cloth but N95 is the best.
Just make sure the ones you're buying fit your face properly, if you can breathe into it and there's air escaping then it wont protect you as much.
At the hospital its surgical around the buildings but N95 in the covid wards; obviously wear full PPE too.

Surgical mask is just a 3 ply cloth mask, it isn't considered respiratory protection. It will give you some very limited protection from any virus particles that hit the mask directly, but there is significant leakage around the edges, so when you inhale, you can breath in the particles.

An N95 is considered a respiratory protection mask, able to block 95% of airborne particles. Surgical mask is more for droplet protection. That is assuming the N95 is fitted properly, if it isn't then it's also semi-useless. You are also meant to dispose of them after exposure, if you reuse a mask over and over, like most people do, you may as well not bother.

 

[Shinboner1]

Surgical mask is just a 3 ply cloth mask, it isn't considered respiratory protection. It will give you some very limited protection from any virus particles that hit the mask directly, but there is significant leakage around the edges, so when you inhale, you can breath in the particles.

An N95 is considered a respiratory protection mask, able to block 95% of airborne particles. Surgical mask is more for droplet protection. That is assuming the N95 is fitted properly, if it isn't then it's also semi-useless. You are also meant to dispose of them after exposure, if you reuse a mask over and over, like most people do, you may as well not bother.

yes I know

 

[Hojuman]

For laughs

 

[Val Keating]

Shopping on Christmas Eve is the pits at the best of times. I made sure i got the last of the things i needed yesterday, even then it was the pits.

I just nipped up to Dan Murphy’s to get the most important supplies, there’s only Dans and a supermarket but it was mental.

 

[Val Keating]

Look at how some people lash out if you imply they're not superheroes for wearing 2mm off fabric over their mouths lol.

You definitely need to be wearing one in your Twitter pick and have some needles next to your name so everyone knows you’re a good person.

 

[Heaps of fun]

You definitely need to be wearing one in your Twitter pick and have some needles next to your name so everyone knows you’re a good person.

It has never been a better time for do-nothings to act like heroes.

 

[Themanbun]

Lmao we are back at belittling pro-maskers again I see

Just relax brothers. The guy made a good point that you do your bit for society and it is not only literally statistically effective but also comforts people emotionally. Nothing wrong with making people feel a bit safer during a bloody pandemic.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Lmao we are back at belittling pro-maskers again I see

Just relax brothers. The guy made a good point that you do your bit for society and it is not only literally statistically effective but also comforts people emotionally. Nothing wrong with making people feel a bit safer during a bloody pandemic.

6000 cases in NSW and one 90 year old died. If you don't feel safe already I don't know what to tell you.

 

[Themanbun]

6000 cases in NSW and one 90 year old died. If you don't feel safe already I don't know what to tell you.

Lmaoooo here we go. I seriously can't fathom how people are outraged by this. Have a merry Christmas mate.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Lmaoooo here we go. Have a merry Christmas mate.

Take it easy and mask up around the table

 

[Themanbun]

Take it easy and mask up around the table

I will be sure to have your user name

 

[Gasometer]

Lmao we are back at belittling pro-maskers again I see

Just relax brothers. The guy made a good point that you do your bit for society and it is not only literally statistically effective but also comforts people emotionally. Nothing wrong with making people feel a bit safer during a bloody pandemic.

I have recently wondered had social media been around during the blackouts in Melbourne during WW2, how many would have got on and discussed their rights to have their lights on at night time and not black out their windows?

 

[Tas]

I just nipped up to Dan Murphy’s to get the most important supplies, there’s only Dans and a supermarket but it was mental.

lol I opted for the $15 dan's 2hr delivery (more like 5hrs this time of year).

 

[Ry009]

Can’t lie. Can never be trusted again because of it. Lied about his connection to the lab too.

Lot of misinformation out there mate, no doubt. Just don't understand why you got so worked up about a largely inoffensive tweet. s**t more in the world to be upset over mate. Especially on Twitter of all places.

 

[koshari]

People are usually only mean on the internet but it is starting to spill over a bit.

I just got back from the shops and a lot of people seemed pissed off, but that was just because of the Christmas crowd.

So true. Happy to avoid shops pre Easter/Xmas if I can. It's like a bizarre gladiator event. Turns the meek into ferocious campaigners.

 

[koshari]

lol I opted for the $15 dan's 2hr delivery (more like 5hrs this time of year).

Made sure my home brew stocks were sufficient

 

[koshari]

Well my dad's been allowed home.one of the Problems seems to his GP keeps changing how many of his blood thinning pills he should be taking. He is reluctant to question if this is correct even though he gave conflicting advice on previous visits.

 

[ferball]

People are usually only mean on the internet but it is starting to spill over a bit.

I just got back from the shops and a lot of people seemed pissed off, but that was just because of the Christmas crowd.

They aren't mandated in NSW anymore.

 

[hilly]

The best time is between Boxing Day and NYD changemymind.jpg

 

[Heaps of fun]

The best time is between Boxing Day and NYD changemymind.jpg

That's the true wind-down time.

 

[Ry009]

That's the true wind-down time.

Not moving off the couch and polishing off all the left over food and grog. Can't beat it.

 

[ferball]

Surgical mask is just a 3 ply cloth mask, it isn't considered respiratory protection. It will give you some very limited protection from any virus particles that hit the mask directly, but there is significant leakage around the edges, so when you inhale, you can breath in the particles.

An N95 is considered a respiratory protection mask, able to block 95% of airborne particles. Surgical mask is more for droplet protection. That is assuming the N95 is fitted properly, if it isn't then it's also semi-useless. You are also meant to dispose of them after exposure, if you reuse a mask over and over, like most people do, you may as well not bother.

The point of mask wearing isn't to stop you getting infected. Its to stop you infecting other people. That was made really clear back in the middle of last year (in 2020). Its why surgical and 3 ply cloth masks were recommended. So if you're infected in public you aren't passing on the virus. They aren't sposed to protect you from the environment. Surgical masks were designed to protect patients from surgeons during surgical procedures where the patient might be exposed to infection if the surgeon coughed or sneezed or breated infected material onto an open surgical (or other traumatic) wound.

If they wanted people protected from the environment they'd have mandated n95 masks.

 

[ferball]

Well my dad's been allowed home.one of the Problems seems to his GP keeps changing how many of his blood thinning pills he should be taking. He is reluctant to question if this is correct even though he gave conflicting advice on previous visits.

That s**t is annoying. i've got a mate in his 70s who has similar problems every now and then.