Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

[Unkotare]

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that it was a combination of factors.

One reason I am always skeptical of healthcare experts advice for large populations, it's usually the loudest voice that wins, not necessarily the sharpest.

Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease control. And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test,” Japan has tested just 0.2 per cent of its population — one of the lowest rates among developed countries.

Yet the curve has been flattened, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations. In Tokyo, its dense centre, cases have dropped to single digits on most days. While the possibility of a more severe second wave of infection is ever-present, Japan has entered and is set to leave its emergency in just weeks, with the status lifted already for most of the country and Tokyo and the remaining four other regions set to exit Monday.

1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking
2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure
3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.
4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.
5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

How many stereotypes and assumptions can you cram into one post?

 

[Unkotare]

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that it was a combination of factors.

One reason I am always skeptical of healthcare experts advice for large populations, it's usually the loudest voice that wins, not necessarily the sharpest.

Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease control. And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test,” Japan has tested just 0.2 per cent of its population — one of the lowest rates among developed countries.

Yet the curve has been flattened, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations. In Tokyo, its dense centre, cases have dropped to single digits on most days. While the possibility of a more severe second wave of infection is ever-present, Japan has entered and is set to leave its emergency in just weeks, with the status lifted already for most of the country and Tokyo and the remaining four other regions set to exit Monday.

1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking
2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure
3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.
4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.
5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

Number 4 is bullshit.

How so? They are easily able to shut down entry, and those entering probably do things that can be done remotely.

There are more illegal immigrants than you think, and it is not the case that all tourists are "high end."

 

[miketx]

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that it was a combination of factors.

One reason I am always skeptical of healthcare experts advice for large populations, it's usually the loudest voice that wins, not necessarily the sharpest.

Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease control. And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test,” Japan has tested just 0.2 per cent of its population — one of the lowest rates among developed countries.

Yet the curve has been flattened, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations. In Tokyo, its dense centre, cases have dropped to single digits on most days. While the possibility of a more severe second wave of infection is ever-present, Japan has entered and is set to leave its emergency in just weeks, with the status lifted already for most of the country and Tokyo and the remaining four other regions set to exit Monday.

They used jewjitlersu

 

[martybegan]

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that it was a combination of factors.

One reason I am always skeptical of healthcare experts advice for large populations, it's usually the loudest voice that wins, not necessarily the sharpest.

Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease control. And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test,” Japan has tested just 0.2 per cent of its population — one of the lowest rates among developed countries.

Yet the curve has been flattened, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations. In Tokyo, its dense centre, cases have dropped to single digits on most days. While the possibility of a more severe second wave of infection is ever-present, Japan has entered and is set to leave its emergency in just weeks, with the status lifted already for most of the country and Tokyo and the remaining four other regions set to exit Monday.

1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking
2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure
3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.
4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.
5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

How many stereotypes and assumptions can you cram into one post?

Which ones are wrong?

 

[Unkotare]

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that it was a combination of factors.

One reason I am always skeptical of healthcare experts advice for large populations, it's usually the loudest voice that wins, not necessarily the sharpest.

Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease control. And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test,” Japan has tested just 0.2 per cent of its population — one of the lowest rates among developed countries.

Yet the curve has been flattened, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations. In Tokyo, its dense centre, cases have dropped to single digits on most days. While the possibility of a more severe second wave of infection is ever-present, Japan has entered and is set to leave its emergency in just weeks, with the status lifted already for most of the country and Tokyo and the remaining four other regions set to exit Monday.

1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking
2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure
3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.
4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.
5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

How many stereotypes and assumptions can you cram into one post?

Which ones are wrong?

All of them.

 

[martybegan]

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that it was a combination of factors.

One reason I am always skeptical of healthcare experts advice for large populations, it's usually the loudest voice that wins, not necessarily the sharpest.

Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease control. And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test,” Japan has tested just 0.2 per cent of its population — one of the lowest rates among developed countries.

Yet the curve has been flattened, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations. In Tokyo, its dense centre, cases have dropped to single digits on most days. While the possibility of a more severe second wave of infection is ever-present, Japan has entered and is set to leave its emergency in just weeks, with the status lifted already for most of the country and Tokyo and the remaining four other regions set to exit Monday.

1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking
2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure
3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.
4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.
5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

How many stereotypes and assumptions can you cram into one post?

Which ones are wrong?

All of them.

Care to elaborate?

 

[JimBowie1958]

I do know this, a one-size-fits-all doesn't work in places where some are hardly hit and some are hit hard. I can only imagine how much damage it has done to the economy of Ontario and Toronto for decades to come. It's going to be like nothing we've seen in our history, of this I am certain.

The only thing the various areas heavily hit have in common is control by Dimocrat political machines, and how does that aid the spread of a virus?

Fucking wierd shit.

 

[Unkotare]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

 

[martybegan]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

 

[Unkotare]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

Have you ever set foot in Japan?

 

[martybegan]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

Have you ever set foot in Japan?

No. Doesn't matter.

 

[Unkotare]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

Have you ever set foot in Japan?

No. ...

Yeah, that is painfully obvious.

 

[martybegan]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

Have you ever set foot in Japan?

No. ...

Yeah, that is painfully obvious.

Just my opinion, you can object all you want.

Stereotypes often have grains of truth in them and are harmless unless used in a harmful way.

 

[mudwhistle]

They don't share borders and they certainly don't share this weird white /guilt European liberal mentality of co-opting their culture as some kind of pay back for past crimes. Hiroshima, Nagasaki or Fukashima, it gets weird.

New York City is an island too. Both NYC and Japan are very crowded.

My thought on the matter is that this COVID is more transmitted and spread through plumbing and/or HVAC system. This would explain how some nursing homes got slammed others didn't. And NYC with huge numbers of multiunit structures got hit.

You know, that is one of the things that I thought, especially since that cruise ships were hit so hard and they all have a central air system. Interestingly enough, so do Navy ships, which is why I thought of that when they said they had cases, and then said they had a reinfection on the THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Not only that, but at first they thought the virus was transmitted by touching things, which is why they told us at first to disinfect everything with wipes, but now we find out it is mostly airborne, which is why they are telling us to wear masks.

I also thought about something else..............................a few years back, I saw a documentary that said because we are getting better with cleaning solutions and making things sanitary, our abilities with our immune systems is going down, because they don't have to fight bacteria and viruses as much. Interestingly enough, assisted living facilities keep a lot of things cleaner than most other places, meaning that because their immune systems didn't have to fight, they got weakened in the process.

Me? I practice social distancing, and when I have to go out, I make a list of what I need, go out and get what is on the list, then come home immediately afterwards. I don't shake hands anymore, nor do I hug people that I don't live with. I also wear a mask, and when I come home, I wash my hands.

And why do I wear a mask? Because it is more easily transmitted via the air than it is on surfaces.

If the virus is airborne your mask won't help you. You need a full-faced respirator to prevent infection because your eyes can get an infection from airborne bio-agents. A doctors mask is useless.

 

[mudwhistle]

Nobody knows for sure but it seems that it was a combination of factors.

One reason I am always skeptical of healthcare experts advice for large populations, it's usually the loudest voice that wins, not necessarily the sharpest.

Japan ignored the usual rules but contained COVID-19. How did it work?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease control. And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test,” Japan has tested just 0.2 per cent of its population — one of the lowest rates among developed countries.

Yet the curve has been flattened, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations. In Tokyo, its dense centre, cases have dropped to single digits on most days. While the possibility of a more severe second wave of infection is ever-present, Japan has entered and is set to leave its emergency in just weeks, with the status lifted already for most of the country and Tokyo and the remaining four other regions set to exit Monday.

They didn't purposely infect thier elders?

Washington state nursing homes was the test run

Just another taste of what Democrats can do when they're in charge.

 

[Unkotare]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

Have you ever set foot in Japan?

No. ...

Yeah, that is painfully obvious.

Just my opinion, you can object all you want.

...

An “opinion “ based on ignorance is just hot air.

 

[martybegan]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

Have you ever set foot in Japan?

No. ...

Yeah, that is painfully obvious.

Just my opinion, you can object all you want.

...

An “opinion “ based on ignorance is just hot air.

Ignoring cultural trends to bow down to the gods of PC is just idiotic.

 

[Shelzin]

They don't share borders and they certainly don't share this weird white /guilt European liberal mentality of co-opting their culture as some kind of pay back for past crimes. Hiroshima, Nagasaki or Fukashima, it gets weird.

New York City is an island too. Both NYC and Japan are very crowded.

My thought on the matter is that this COVID is more transmitted and spread through plumbing and/or HVAC system. This would explain how some nursing homes got slammed others didn't. And NYC with huge numbers of multiunit structures got hit.

You know, that is one of the things that I thought, especially since that cruise ships were hit so hard and they all have a central air system. Interestingly enough, so do Navy ships, which is why I thought of that when they said they had cases, and then said they had a reinfection on the THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Not only that, but at first they thought the virus was transmitted by touching things, which is why they told us at first to disinfect everything with wipes, but now we find out it is mostly airborne, which is why they are telling us to wear masks.

I also thought about something else..............................a few years back, I saw a documentary that said because we are getting better with cleaning solutions and making things sanitary, our abilities with our immune systems is going down, because they don't have to fight bacteria and viruses as much. Interestingly enough, assisted living facilities keep a lot of things cleaner than most other places, meaning that because their immune systems didn't have to fight, they got weakened in the process.

Me? I practice social distancing, and when I have to go out, I make a list of what I need, go out and get what is on the list, then come home immediately afterwards. I don't shake hands anymore, nor do I hug people that I don't live with. I also wear a mask, and when I come home, I wash my hands.

And why do I wear a mask? Because it is more easily transmitted via the air than it is on surfaces.

If the virus is airborne your mask won't help you. You need a full-faced respirator to prevent infection because your eyes can get an infection from airborne bio-agents. A doctors mask is useless.

It's not useless... Because your eyes don't really spread the virus... Your mouth does... So if you have a virus, then the mask will help to make sure you don't spread it to others. I mean sure, you can still get it... But now you don't spread it nearly as easily.

 

[Unkotare]

...1. An already regimented society that takes "suggestions" as orders without asking

That is a childishly simplistic stereotype. Most people followed guidelines because they made sense, and a significant number of people didn't just because they refused to be told what to do - just like here.

2. A strong culture of shame, where sick people would rather die at home than expose others and be responsible for said exposure

Younger people there complain about the needy, selfish nature of some elderly - just like here.

3. People who already are probably a bit germaphobic, thus ready for an increase in PPE and use of sanitizers.

Being clean is not "germophobic." Most of the practices you are thinking of predate the very notion of germs.

4. A homogenous population, and a country who's visitors are high end tourists and executives/professionals coming over for work or business.

This has already been explained to you as inaccurate.

5. High levels of technology, allowing easier work from home, and work ethic that discourages taking advantage of it.

The Japanese work force is far less suited to work from home than here in America. This was one of the biggest talking points in political talk shows and such at the beginning of all this.

All you did is assume some minor modifications to what I said, and disagree without really backing it up.

Have you ever set foot in Japan?

No. ...

Yeah, that is painfully obvious.

Just my opinion, you can object all you want.

...

An “opinion “ based on ignorance is just hot air.

Ignoring cultural trends to bow down to the gods of PC is just idiotic.

If you find someone doing that you be sure to tell him.

 

[Polishprince]

They don't share borders and they certainly don't share this weird white /guilt European liberal mentality of co-opting their culture as some kind of pay back for past crimes. Hiroshima, Nagasaki or Fukashima, it gets weird.

New York City is an island too. Both NYC and Japan are very crowded.

My thought on the matter is that this COVID is more transmitted and spread through plumbing and/or HVAC system. This would explain how some nursing homes got slammed others didn't. And NYC with huge numbers of multiunit structures got hit.

You know, that is one of the things that I thought, especially since that cruise ships were hit so hard and they all have a central air system. Interestingly enough, so do Navy ships, which is why I thought of that when they said they had cases, and then said they had a reinfection on the THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Not only that, but at first they thought the virus was transmitted by touching things, which is why they told us at first to disinfect everything with wipes, but now we find out it is mostly airborne, which is why they are telling us to wear masks.

I also thought about something else..............................a few years back, I saw a documentary that said because we are getting better with cleaning solutions and making things sanitary, our abilities with our immune systems is going down, because they don't have to fight bacteria and viruses as much. Interestingly enough, assisted living facilities keep a lot of things cleaner than most other places, meaning that because their immune systems didn't have to fight, they got weakened in the process.

Me? I practice social distancing, and when I have to go out, I make a list of what I need, go out and get what is on the list, then come home immediately afterwards. I don't shake hands anymore, nor do I hug people that I don't live with. I also wear a mask, and when I come home, I wash my hands.

And why do I wear a mask? Because it is more easily transmitted via the air than it is on surfaces.

If the virus is airborne your mask won't help you. You need a full-faced respirator to prevent infection because your eyes can get an infection from airborne bio-agents. A doctors mask is useless.

It's not useless... Because your eyes don't really spread the virus... Your mouth does... So if you have a virus, then the mask will help to make sure you don't spread it to others. I mean sure, you can still get it... But now you don't spread it nearly as easily.

Its just a theory that the mouth spreads the virus. Theoreticians have been all over the board on this, that certainly wasn't the theory 4 months ago.