No, they really shouldn’t. If somebody coughs/sneezes on you then it would be helpful, but even in that case, there’s a good chance it gets in your eyes or you’re grossed out, touch the mask, contaminate your hands, and then touch your face under the mask anyway.
Densely populated areas, like the subway in NYC, would be a place wearing a mask could make some sense. The guy I saw walking around at Meijer on a Sunday morning at 8am with nobody within 20 feet of him is probably not necessary.
4.5 meters/30 minutes. Keep that in mind at the grocery store checkout. I agree that a facemask can be ineffective if you don’t follow all recommended hygiene, but if you do, they give you an extra measure of protection. Just because they can be defeated by bad hygiene practices doesn’t mean they serve no purpose for those who do follow best practices.
“researchers found that a bus passenger infected fellow travellers sitting 4.5 metres away”
How could they possibly confirm that? The person who got infected didn’t touch a surface/handrail/seat and contaminate themself? They weren’t in contact with anyone else who could have transmitted it? Was the bus moving at the time of the infection where the person sneezed and the droplets were in the air as the bus moved forward, essentially pulling passengers from the back into the exposed area? Did the infected person cough on a handle and that person 4.5m away got up to get off the bus and touched the handle? There are so many uncertainties here that there is no way taking a single data point and saying everyone should be wearing masks in public is anything but a reach.
And when you also see, " Note: The study at the centre of this article on the transmission of the coronavirus was retracted on Tuesday by the journal" it kinda suggests maybe they didn’t have accurate data.
I can only assume that they tracked down everybody on the bus and figured it out. Its a surveillance state.
I read another report on the same topic, but linked this one without reading it. I guess we’ll see what comes of it.
I’d rather play the 2 seeds on that list than the 3 seeds
Important to note that DDJ made 7 threes against Detroit in an exhibition game with no fans in attendance…
These statements have fewer words yet seem to say more.
I’m sure that @umhoops made note of this in his NCAA tournament bible. These are the details that you can’t miss
I’m just looking for silver lining here. I mean, imagine these games having no fans and actually being able to hear loud and clear Izzo and Coach K scream at their players and officials? Would they be conscious of this and tone it down, thus making them less effective?
Honestly I feel like our team is equipped to handle a crowdless atmosphere more than most. I have little evidence to prove it but I feel like it plays even more into our neutral court prowess
If that were to hypothetically exist, it would have been announced.
The Big West is doing the same as the MAC.
The masks are AWFUL. I flew through Tokyo at the end of January and got one, and just couldn’t keep it on. Neither could anyone else. Everyone was taking them off to talk to the flight attendants and what not. Soggy nasty things. Let’s just wash our hands every hour on the hour.
Drew Timme is gonna be Gonzaga’s next star
Am I wrong for chuckling every time Vitale screams “Timmie!” and I think South Park? Never mind. I know the answer.
I’ve used one of the 3m N95 respirators before, for stripping paint, they are much more comfortable if you don’t mind looking like darth vader.
I was hoping we would make a push for him, but it never seemed to materialize.
I like MSU too but there’s not a team in the country that could clobber Dayton. Win , sure possibly but clobber I doubt it.