Wearing masks in the home

[Dontknowwhybut]

I don't understand why we don't wear masks at home. Given that it is the most likely place to pass it on, and associated witha lot of community transmission, wouldn't it make sense to do this? Obviously there would be issues with enforcing, but why protect strangers and not our families. (if they are protective)

donknowwhybut - surely you want to have physical contact with the people you live with??

Kiss, cuddle, share a bed, etc

If the law says you must wear masks at all times indoors, then people would do so I think.

If people really thought they helped surely they would want to protect their family?

To be totally clear, by family you mean the people they live with?

So married couples can’t be intimate until the pandemic is over? They will be sleeping in different rooms?

You can just imagine it.....

No masks needed in school......but you can’t be in your own house without one

If we all wore masks indoors for two weeks would there be a significant reduction in transmission? Would it be worth it? We all stopped our kids playing in parks and on beaches for months. Was that worth it?

You’re very good at avoiding answering people’s questions.....

@purpledaisies yes, if masks prevent transmission then wouldn't you want to protect the people you care most about

Likely because it is unrealistic and impractical-as PP have said. Unless you are going to be using masks 24/7 unless you sleep in different rooms, eat in different rooms, how would it work?
Sure, there are risks of covid transmitting amongst family members in a household environment but that needs to be balanced with practical, day-to-day life. The R rate will unlikely reach zero.
But, of course, no one is saying you can't do it so crack on and feed back to us.

@Dontknowwhybut

If the law says you must wear masks at all times indoors, then people would do so I think.

You think? 😂

I wear masks in shops etc because government tells me to. I don’t really think they’re vitally important but there are also lots of people in shops, some of whom might be vulnerable. For an hour or so I can manage if I have to.

No I wouldn’t wear one in my own house whatever Boris says. I’m pretty law abiding but I’d completely ignore any such law if it was brought in. Which it won’t be, I don’t think even China went that far! Logically you’d also have to be socially distancing, cleaning the bathroom after each use etc. Are you really suggesting the entire population refrains from sex until a vaccine?!

If you obey strict precautions when you’re outside the house and you’re not in a high risk occupation then your risk of bringing it home and transmitting it to each other is minimal. Certainly not a risk worth the cost of social distancing from your immediate family, except in special circumstances like Zebras’ where one family member is in a high risk occupation and another is clinically vulnerable.

[quote Dontknowwhybut]@purpledaisies yes, if masks prevent transmission then wouldn't you want to protect the people you care most about[/quote]
Is that also yes to couples not having sex or sleeping in the same bed for the duration of the pandemic?

What about families that don’t have enough bedrooms for everyone to sleep apart?

@purpledaisies yes, if masks prevent transmission then wouldn't you want to protect the people you care most about?

So you think it’s perfectly acceptable for people to be told they can’t kiss, cuddle or share a bed with their spouse and children?

What is the cut off age in terms of not being able to hug and kiss our children? Should we pop a mask on our 2 year olds and leave them alone in their rooms with no physical contact in order to protect them?

Anon5000 there were plenty of people willing to dob their neighbours in for breaching lockdown rules. People do what they are told in 95% of cases from what I can see.

@Dontknowwhybut

If the law says you must wear masks at all times indoors, then people would do so I think.

I don't know anyone who would comply with such an asinine piece of legislation.

So you're saying I can't have sex with my husband until the pandemic is over?

@QueenofmyPrinces a year ago you would have thought it totally reasonable not to let your child swing on a swing, or meet your Mum for coffee, or go into a shop without a face covering, or greet your best friend with a kiss on the cheek?

@Dontknowwhybut

Anon5000 there were plenty of people willing to dob their neighbours in for breaching lockdown rules. People do what they are told in 95% of cases from what I can see.

What are going to do ? Go around peering into peoples windows to check?

@NothingIsWrong from what I have observed over the last 6 months I actually think most people would comply.

People are not going to stop sleeping with their partners.

Isolating yourself from your own small children in their home would be emotionally abusive to them. I'm sure you are on the wind up now, no one is this idiotic.

[quote Dontknowwhybut]@NothingIsWrong from what I have observed over the last 6 months I actually think most people would comply.[/quote]
No they wouldn't. They only thing that kept me sane is my family bubble and the closeness I have with my husband and child.
My single friends suffered more because they didn't hug anyone for months

If that became a law, in all seriousness, I would probably end up taking my own life. My mental health couldn't cope with it.

[quote Dontknowwhybut]@NothingIsWrong from what I have observed over the last 6 months I actually think most people would comply.[/quote]
I’m sorry- but you’re a loon.

Ah, so your wierd kind of reverse type point is that if we’re not willing to reduce the risk to pretty much zero by adopting utterly ridiculous measures, we shouldn’t bother reducing it at all by not kissing friends on the cheek?

We could probably also reduce the risk to zero by all staying home, absolutely no exceptions for any reason, for maybe 4-6 weeks. It’s about as likely to happen.