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Wearing masks in the home

247 replies

Dontknowwhybut · 08/08/2020 17:23

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)

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Drumple · 09/08/2020 13:57

You quoted me.

If you didn’t want me to respond you shouldn’t have quoted me.

SueEllenMishke · 09/08/2020 14:03

@Newmama29

People are turning into absolute fruit loops over this pandemic.
Absolutely this. It's ridiculous
Hearhoovesthinkzebras · 09/08/2020 14:05

@Drumple

You quoted me.

If you didn’t want me to respond you shouldn’t have quoted me.

As I said, I didn't look at who posted it, I just read the post and responded.

I didn't mention wearing masks or not wearing masks. I posted about restrictions within the home when a clinically extremely vulnerable person lives there. No mention of masks.

You've now addressed me three times despite apparently not wanting to communicate with me.

I suggest you leave it now. I apologise for responding to your post. I shall make a note of your name and ensure that I never again comment on your posts.

Eng123 · 09/08/2020 14:27

Masks are quite effective suppressing transmission to people in the supermarket but then again I'm not having sex with them, wiping their backsides or cooking their meals! Grin

Mydogdoesntlisten · 09/08/2020 14:52

I agree with the OP and fedupoftheidots. If you believe that masks are worthwhile (I don't, and that is based on reading an article which summarised different studies which had previously been undertaken on this subject), then surely it is only logical to wear a mask at home?
In fact, given transmission is, I think, easiest within the home, surely it is MORE logical to wear one there rather than when nipping into a shop?

Eng123 · 09/08/2020 15:25

Masks or not if o e person in a house has CV it's most likely that all household member will contract it. Houes are not clinical sterile places.
You may not be convinced about face coverings, well tough the scientists and doctors advising the government disagree! With all of these measures it's a cost balance case. The inconvenience against benefit, in public areas the inconvenience is low compared to the benefit, in the home 24 then it's not! Quite simple really.

fairydustandpixies · 09/08/2020 15:43

Because I live alone???

maggiso · 09/08/2020 15:50

Even the advice for shielding ( sleep and eat separately, social distancing from your household, not going out, not being in same room as your household, no going outside etc) did not include wearing masks at home! As others have said face coverings are most use to avoid infection passing BETWEEN households not within them. Once a family member is known to be infected then there may be a point in full quarantine conditions or isolating as far as possible with full PPE when caring for the afflicted person and very vigilant cleaning.

DianaT1969 · 09/08/2020 16:10

By your argument OP, if everyone entered a small room for 2 weeks on their own, bringing water and snacks with them, stayed there for 2 weeks and then came out.... Tada!! Covid magically eradicated.
Plus we'd all be slimmer. Why are you not in charge of the country?
Oh bugger, what about the people arriving into the UK for business and the tourists who boost the economy. What about those pesky Brits arriving back from France who haven't done the MN special quarantine? We could shoot them all at the borders. Obviously we'd wear masks and wash out hands during the shooting.
Come back with more theories OP. We need brilliant minds like yours.

user1521373495 · 09/08/2020 21:34

FFS the world has really gone mad!

uniglowooljumper · 09/08/2020 21:36

Some people do in fact wear gimp masks in their homes . . .

Crazycatlady83 · 09/08/2020 21:48

Ok, just for argument sake, in comes a law saying you had to wear a mask in your own house - how do you propose this is enforced? The police has no rights of entry into my home? As a society, we try not laws that are unenforceable. If you want to wear a full hazmat suit at home and send your DP to the shed to live, knock yourself out. Meanwhile in the real world, we all have to just try the best we can to get on with things.

LemonadeAndDaisyChains · 09/08/2020 22:01

Yes, it can get spread in the home, I'm fairly sure I've already had it as was horrendously ill with all the symptoms end of last year but doctors were meh... probably as if it was that they didn't know what to do as had never heard of it.
I never want to go through that again.
I'm a SAHM who never really goes anywhere, DS1 was ill before me and passed whatever he had on to me but I got so much worse.
Are you seriously suggesting though that we need to be masked up all the time, even in our own homes, just in case?
There comes a point you have to live as well.

LemonadeAndDaisyChains · 09/08/2020 22:03

Ok, just for argument sake, in comes a law saying you had to wear a mask in your own house - how do you propose this is enforced?

Just seen this - good point.
How exactly do you see this being enforced?
Random door knocks from the police to see if you are all wearing your masks?
Even if you answer the door wearing your mask, people upstairs on the Xbox, for example, do they demand entry to come and check?!
Fk me if so, don't think so

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Dontknowwhybut · 09/08/2020 23:13

The legislation is already set up under guidance for Public Health Officers for Potentially Infected Persons. They could do so. People were happy to report their neighbours earlier in the year as well.
A Public Health Officer can instruct the police to remove and detain you if they believe you to be infectious.

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Dontknowwhybut · 09/08/2020 23:15

DianaT that was exactly what Lockdown was supposed to do, except for rooms read houses. New Zealand were apparently far stricter than us and eradicated it. Ta da.

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wildcherries · 09/08/2020 23:20

@Dontknowwhybut

If the law says you must wear masks at all times indoors, then people would do so I think.
I think you must be joking. There's no way there would be compliance with such nonsense.
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Dontknowwhybut · 09/08/2020 23:24

Wildcherries I would have said the same this time last year about my children not being allowed to go to school, not being allowed to hug or even see my Mum and wearing a mask to Aldi. Add to that the neighbours calling the police because someone has gone for a walk twice and I totally believe it would happen if Johnson decreed it thus.

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GisAFag · 09/08/2020 23:33

Whatever floats your boat.

Crazycatlady83 · 10/08/2020 08:03

But that’s not what you are advocating for (the removal of infectious people from households) You want to prevent the infections by mask wearing in the house. So the legislation you quote is incorrect - the police would have no grounds to suspect the person of being infectious, just not wearing a mask.

If you want the Police to enter a house, they have to have grounds (not wearing a mask, is totally different from being a potentially infectious person)

Given the police don’t have the time to investigate burglary or car theft, where are these resources coming from?

Anyway, your version of the world, where the police can enter someone’s home for no reason, sounds bonkers - no way should we be advocating living in a police state. You want that, move to a communist country!

Bluntness100 · 10/08/2020 08:07

Op are you and everyone you live with masked up at home? I assume so, or you’d not be posting this thread,

Otherwise it would be a bit silly right.

SueEllenMishke · 10/08/2020 09:05

@Dontknowwhybut

Wildcherries I would have said the same this time last year about my children not being allowed to go to school, not being allowed to hug or even see my Mum and wearing a mask to Aldi. Add to that the neighbours calling the police because someone has gone for a walk twice and I totally believe it would happen if Johnson decreed it thus.
Maybe back in March.... but now. People won't even wear them in shops you won't get them to wear them at home.

In my area there hasn't been a single case for at least 28 days and we've had minimal cases overall - wearing a mask in the house would be ridiculous.

SueEllenMishke · 10/08/2020 09:05

*not now

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Dontknowwhybut · 10/08/2020 11:44

Crazycatlady the police can now remove by force anyone they suspect to be infectious. The legislation is there, in place. Not infectious, just suspected by a non medical public health officer.
If masks work, we should wear them at home.

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LemonadeAndDaisyChains · 10/08/2020 12:50

Crazycatlady the police can now remove by force anyone they suspect to be infectious

Confused Remove from where? Their home? You are being utterly ridiculous.
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