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serious crayons:
How many of you are required by law to wear masks? The governor of Minnesota mandated mask wearing in any indoor public space (i.e., a store) throughout the state as of Saturday (many individual cities already had such requirements). Of course many people are outraged because they think the danger of COVID has been exaggerated and that requiring masks violates their civil liberties.
In one small town, a couple showed up at Wal-Mart wearing masks with big swastikas on them. Somebody took a video; the couple kept shouting something about how if we let the government require mask wearing we'll be living in Nazi Germany.
I think they got their history mixed up a bit -- they probably should have used Soviet Russia or something more like a dictatorship -- and their messaging was pretty poor. Wearing a big swastika does not suggest a warning against Nazism, but an embrace of it.
In happier news, I see that you can buy masks printed with a photo of the lower half of your face. They are kind of cool and kind of uncanny valley.
Front-Ranger:
Mask wearing is the law in public places everywhere in Colorado. But, everywhere you see people not wearing them.
The only places I feel sure people will be masked up is if they lock their doors and only let you in if you are wearing a mask. It's a problem in those places too because a crowd can gather around the door waiting to get in.
Many people in Colorado feel that they don't need to wear a mask if they're outside. I have mine around my neck at all times and pull it up if I'm hiking and some people come in to view. Those hiking trails are typically narrow, not allowing 6 ft of distance when going past other hikers. The young people are most often maskless. Older people seem to get it.
CellarDweller:
For NJ as of July 9th.
N.J. will now require people wear masks outside to battle coronavirus
Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
People in New Jersey will now be required to wear masks outdoors in public when social distancing isn’t possible, under an executive order Gov. Phil Murphy signed Wednesday in his latest move to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Face coverings have been required at indoor public spaces in New Jersey — such as stores, eateries, government building, and on public transportation — since early April, right around when the pandemic was hitting the state the hardest. Masks have been only strongly encourage outdoors in that time.
That changes with Wednesday’s order, even though the state’s outbreak has slowed significantly in recent weeks.
Murphy stressed the order — which takes effect immediately — doesn’t require you to wear a mask if you’re walking alone or with your family in your neighborhood or at a beach or park and are standing at least 6 feet away from others.
Instead, the order mandates you mask up if you’re an outdoor setting where there are large gatherings and you can’t keep your distance from people other than your family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners.
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/07/nj-will-now-require-people-wear-masks-outside-to-battle-coronavirus-murphy-says.html
brianr:
Masks were never required here. There was a lot of argument but the health officials said that you tended to touch your face more when wearing a mask and people felt they need not socially distance. They kept stressing about social distancing and hand washing. Workers in Supermarkets wore masks.
They now have to wear masks in Melbourne but not yet in Sydney although my sister tells me she does most times.
Hopefully at 1pm today they will announce that it has been 90 days since the last case of community transmission in New Zealand. Everything is back to normal here except for our borders.
Sason:
Masks are not required here either. I have seen a couple of people wearing them on the street, but they are very few and far between.
Our health authorities say there's no scientific proof that they actually prevent transmission of the virus, and it's far more important to keep the distance and stay home if you have symptoms.
Some scientists don't agree, and criticise the authorites, debating in favour of wearing masks.
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