The Covid-19 Thread

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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Alan » Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:28 am

It’s already compulsory in Scotland and I still see folk not bothering their arse. Even some of the staff in tesco don’t seem to bother, Sainsbury’s seem mostly compliant.
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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Raid » Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:00 am

Snowy wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:39 am
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I'm lucky in that I can take my glasses off and still see well enough to do anything that doesn't involve sitting in front of a computer.
Likewise, although I will probably end up slapping some poor pensioner as I wave groceries around at arm's length trying to read the label :lol:
Well, they shouldn't have been within arm's reach in the first place.

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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Drarok » Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:00 am

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[…] but it's a bit of a pain if you wear glasses.
There are a lot of surgeons who wear glasses, I found some tips to stop glasses fogging: https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions- ... masks.html
The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England published an article in 2011 that offered a simple method to prevent fogging, suggesting that, just before wearing a face mask, people wash their spectacles with soapy water, shake off the excess and then allow the lenses to air-dry.
An easy hack is to place a folded tissue between your mouth and the mask. The tissue will absorb the warm, moist air, preventing it from reaching your glasses. Also, make sure the top of your mask is tight and the bottom looser, to help direct your exhaled breath away from your eyes.
I'm lucky in that I only need to wear mine at the computer! 8-)
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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Hatredsheart » Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:00 pm

Me and Mrs.Hatred have these -

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The valve stops glasses fogging which is handy as we're both speccie-foureyes.
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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Drarok » Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:10 pm

… doesn't the valve also let all your breath out, therefore rendering the mask pointless?
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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:22 pm

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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Hatredsheart » Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:47 pm

Drarok wrote:
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… doesn't the valve also let all your breath out, therefore rendering the mask pointless?
It's filtered. :)
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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Alan » Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:22 pm

Isn’t the point really to block spittle anyway?
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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Raid » Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:39 pm

I think spittle is considered the most dangerous emission, primarily because it can travel for longer distances and so is more likely to attach to someone else. You still ideally want to block smaller particles too.

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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Wrathbone » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:14 pm

Now all I can think about is how much spittle other people have probably sent my way over the years. :?

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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by The Jackal » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:24 pm

It's also to reduce other respiratory particulate, ie: moisture in your breath.
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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Alan » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:37 pm

Covid really needs Andrews

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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Wrathbone » Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:02 pm

Seems we've made a big step towards a vaccine:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53469839

Obviously a long way to go yet, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.

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Re: The Covid-19 Thread

Post by Raid » Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:26 am

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53602362

As expected, the government is pushing the blame onto the public. Northerners are irresponsible, apparently.

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