COVID-19 (Coronavirus) discussion

[Mint8]

Went to Sainsburys today - mask wearing dropped off a cliff compared to 2 weeks ago, must be the warmer weather.

 

[Maccapacca]

Went to Sainsburys today - mask wearing dropped off a cliff compared to 2 weeks ago, must be the warmer weather.

Do you live in Narnia? No masks round here for months

 

[steve_c]

Went to Sainsburys today - mask wearing dropped off a cliff compared to 2 weeks ago, must be the warmer weather.

Nobody has been wearing masks for months.

 

[Tony Edwards]

Nobody has been wearing masks for months.

Thats not quite true. It is nobodies that have not been wearing masks.

 

[Freefaller]

Do you live in Narnia? No masks round here for months

Indeed. Even on the tube and in London probably 1 in 50 people wear a mask probably even less.

I.e. the majority of the population.

 

[tom_e]

Thats not quite true. It is nobodies that have not been wearing masks.

I see what you did there.

 

[Malevolence]

I always wear a mask on public transport and also in shops when they're busy. That's about it now.

 

[A2Z]

Travelled from UK to Asia over 3 flights last week and did not wear my mask at all during the flights, only while entering. Not one crew member asked me to put it back on. Was great to see. Last year you couldn't go 5mins without being asked to put it back on.

 

[cheesefest]

Glad that face masks are not mandatory on some flights anymore. Find plane travel rather unpleasant at the best of times - without a mask.

 

[cheesefest]

I say 1 in 15 customers still wears a mask at my work.
Still get the stupid people wearing them outside, in their own cars etc.

I wear mine when I attend medical appts and pick up prescriptions from pharmacy. Yet when I collected my prescription up 10 day ago, out of the 10 customers in there, only myself and another were wearing a mask.

 

[Werewolf]

I say 1 in 15 customers still wears a mask at my work.
Still get the stupid people wearing them outside, in their own cars etc.

I wear mine when I attend medical appts and pick up prescriptions from pharmacy. Yet when I collected my prescription up 10 day ago, out of the 10 customers in there, only myself and another were wearing a mask.

The less you touch a face mask the less risk there is of cross contamination (in general, not just covid). So if you're walking between say one shop and another one 30 seconds down the street it's not only faster to leave the mask on, it's more hygienic. Likewise if you're going to be in the car for 2-3 minutes between one shop and the next why take it off if it's not causing you a problem.
It can take me 30 seconds or so to get my mask on and comfortable with my glasses so i'm one of those that will leave it on between shops, especially if I've got bags in my hands.

 

[cheesefest]

Talking about people walking from home wearing masks!

 

[Shadowness]

Glad that face masks are not mandatory on some flights anymore. Find plane travel rather unpleasant at the best of times - without a mask.

Unfortunately still is on BA, well to South Africa at least. 11 hours of mask wearing while trying to sleep = not pleasant.

 

[cheesefest]

If flying to/from an EU country, it’s optional.

I can’t sleep on planes.

 

[timmothy]

Unfortunately still is on BA, well to South Africa at least. 11 hours of mask wearing while trying to sleep = not pleasant.

Imagine 11 hours from Joburg to Heathrow in a mask and then 9.5 hours from Heathrow to Vancouver in a mask!!

 

[SideWinder]

Was it on here that someone saw a convertible car drive past them, roof down but the two passengers had masks on?

 

[Trig]

Imagine 11 hours from Joburg to Heathrow in a mask and then 9.5 hours from Heathrow to Vancouver in a mask!!

Here's hoping I don't need to wear a mask on my next flight, Heathrow to Singapore, then on to Jakata....

 

[CapitalOne]

Re: Masks on flights - for BA anyway I believe if the requirement is to wear a mask in the destination terminal they will expect you to mask up on the entire flight.

 

[Puzzled]

Was it on here that someone saw a convertible car drive past them, roof down but the two passengers had masks on?

Maybe one had covid and they were driving to a test centre?

Maybe one is clinically vulnerable and that was a way to reassure them it was safe?

Maybe lockdowns have made them anxious?

I don't really get the mocking of people wearing masks, it does no harm whatsoever to anyone.

 

[Allnamestaken]

My family member went into emergency in the last 3 weeks due to an emergency event where they found out she had a bowl obstruction which was quite severe. This required an immediate operation on the day where they removed a large mass and determined its likely cancerous.

They have had her in there since, running tests and monitoring her while they do the biopsy. During this time there has been nothing but negligence. She caught covid while in hospital this last few days, the nurse attending her has not been providing adequate water or other needs. She has been left alone multiple times for many many hours keep in mind she is under monitoring after a serious operation. She cannot flag people down as she is took weak. Every day since she has been getting and looking worse.

This resulted in her stoma bag which they had to fit due to the operation bursting, no one noticing for nearly a full day. The nurse had refused to attend to her because she was covid positive.

I am not making this up, I'm so angry, covid on top of the potential bowel cancer situation is just ugh. This is not an old woman by the way shes in her early 40's. They were intending to discharge her back home for home care this week and we were absolutely livid that they could even think to do that considering the high stakes involved. Then this has happened and we cant even trust the service at this point.

Honestly **** the state the NHS is in right now. This all started with their refusal to take her in for 3 days, suffering from intense pain, she was sent home each time and then the last day she had enough and refused to leave her abdomen had grown to look as if she was pregnant...