WRONG: surgical mask worn by Social Democrats co-leader Roisin Shorthall yesterday
CORRECT: barrier mask worn by Dublin city centre dude last week
This afternoon.
Minister for Health Simon Harris has said there is “room for improvement” around the wearing of face coverings.
He said that there is clear public health advice around the wearing of face coverings and appealed for people to do so.
Last month, the Government advised that face masks or coverings should be worn in situations where social distancing might be difficult.
It also advised that people should not use medical/surgical or PPE masks and that these should be kept for healthcare workers.
It is recommended that the general public wear barrier masks, which may help prevent the spread of viral infection to others.
People getting on public transport or going into supermarkets “should wear” a face covering, he added.
And the very best of luck with all of that.
FIGHT!
People urged to wear face coverings in shops, on public transport (RTÉ)
the dark mask looks decent but how many of the cloth masks that are being sold meet the minimum requirements?
Penetration of the barrier mask for single use and reusable material shall have a filtering capacity of at least 70% for solid or liquid particles with a size of 3 μm
https://www.nsai.ie/images/uploads/general/SWiFT19.pdf
the material should be at least 0.2 mm thick and have a minimum of 50 gsm weight. Materials should have a filtration efficiency which depends on the grams per square meter (gsm) of the nonwoven fabric. The recommended grams per square meter for Polypropylene nonwoven fabric is 25-30 gsm for barrier mask
Been wearing one in the supermarket the last few weeks. Three trips and I would estimate about 10% of shoppers are wearing a covering/mask. Message not getting through.
As many as that? Not where I am. More like 2%, on average, and none is not unusual.
In the supermarkets where I do most of my shopping none of the staff wear masks , Aldi and Lidl . Although , there are protective shields for those working the checkouts . Perhaps they are given a choice and choose not to . In a cliche beloved of politicians , “they are sending out the wrong signals “
whats the quality of the covering?
A mix of disposable cheaper medical and fancier cloth coverings.
and how does anyone know that the cloth coverings are effective, the medical ones would have quality indicators.
post them out to every household like they did with the iodine tablets.
handing them out at train stations in madrid for the last few weeks
is that where you’ve got to
then, not now
sitting it out in the alpujarras
good for you !
nice running trails here, J
I bet, I’m soooo over my radius here,
Surely his dudeness should be behind a barrier with that gear on? A GAP shirt with the Stars’N’Stripes? Where does he get his clothes?
I thought the WHO said at the beginning they weren’t necessary…. Hmm….
Outside of small enclosed spaces, there is zero evidence to suggest these things are of any use. Not to mention the fact that they restrict your oxygen intake so if you have existing respiratory illness like COPD- you may actually pass out.
evidence for either of those statements?
Evidence that either of those statements are wrong?
Can you provide evidence you are not trolling?