Wearing a mask at home with visitors

[Funkypolar]

Been reading that in some USA states, you now have to wear a mask a home when you have visitors. Is this something you will be doing? Should the U.K. government implement this rule when we are allowed to mix with other households?

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.today.com/today/amp/tdna192584

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/526585-strengthened-pennsylvania-mask-order-requires-face-coverings-when-having%3famp

Hahahaha NOPE. How are they going to police it? I'm allowed to do whatever I want in my home, for now. I'd prefer we didn't put all of 1984 into practice, we've already got too much of it now

Get to fuck. If I’m sat in own house, I ain’t wearing a pissing mask.

No way. I’m all for masks in public places but there’s no way I’m wearing one at home. You can if you want though

They can advise it but I’d like to see them try to enforce it...

I wear a mask in the house if tradesmen come in.
It might be the only way to have DD come home for Christmas day as I am ECV and she is a teacher exposed to covid all the time.

No chance in hell.

Masks do reduce transmission albeit not dramatically, there'd be no harm in it being a recommendation. I'd rather see them encouraging people to open windows when they have guests though.

The reasoning behind the measure is to protect workers who have to visit other peoples homes. No one is going to check if you and your mate are wearing one, but workers have a right to protection from harm.

Given its context, the order is a good one. Any decent person would do the same here (if they're able), wearing a mask to protect a healthcare worker is not an unreasonable request.

Over the summer friends of ours in the US invited us over, then asked us to wear masks, then offered us coffee and a communal plate of biscuits so we were pulling them up and down constantly. The whole thing was really awkward and strange. I’d personally rather see friends outside for a walk. However, I do always offer to wear one when we have tradesmen or the cleaner in the house.

Is Pennsylvania multiple states?

The CDC are recommending masks are worn for Thanksgiving. www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/coronavirus/should-masks-be-warn-at-family-gatherings-how-the-holidays-may-look-different%3f_amp=true

It would be interesting if the government suggested that we wear masks if we mix households for Christmas dinner.

Whether the rules allow it or not I'm not going into anyone's house, but if I was going into someone's house I'd happily wear a mask.

I'd probably avoid drinks/food, but taking it off to eat or drink & then replacing it when you're finished will still hugely lower the viral load.

I'd only visit people I care about, so why wouldn't I do what I could to protect them 🤷🏻‍♀️

No way! We had viewers for our rental yesterday (we are moving) and didn't mask them either - it's our home, I don't wear a mask in it

I'd only visit people I care about, so why wouldn't I do what I could to protect them 🤷🏻‍♀️

Agree with this.

Dd had a visit from the crisis team a couple of weeks ago, they came to our house and we all wore masks and kept the back door open - seemed sensible.

I'd rather wear it to protect my family and friends when visiting than not wear it, potentially contract or transmit a virus to my loved ones but be able to say that "I do want I want in my house" ...

If you and your visitors are scared then wear masks, for us who aren’t then no we won’t. End of.

They could suggest or advise it, they also suggest or advise having the windows open, doesn’t mean I have to take that advice though, as for masking up on Christmas Day, how ridiculous when the main part of the day is spent eating and drinking

I do when I have tradesmen in. Mask on, windows open.

Don't have any other visitors. even in normal times.

Screw that. What we do in our home is up to us and nobody else.

Depends.
I have done this - when we needed the boiler fixing, and also when we went to visit neighbours, both of whom are vunerable, as they needed some signatures witnessing.

When my Mum comes round? But then I've only seen her 3 times since all this started due to distance and overnight rules.

Yes I do this when anyone comes round, tradesmen, friends. Masks al the way. It’s more to protect everyone from repeated isolations, than because I’m scared of the virus itself.

But then it’s quite easy for me, as I don’t ascribe any deeper meaning to masks any further than “a bit of cloth that will help us reduce our chances of catching it a bit”.

If people don’t want to wear a mask then that’s fine, we would meet outside mask free.

If I were feeling entrepreneurial, I would be making a specialist line in Christmas themed masks right about now.

Santa's beard.... red nosed reindeer.... snowman....

Absolutely no way. My little boy already Hates all the parents wearing masks at school. I'm not having my kids thinking our home isn't safe now as well