[Windguy]

Originally Posted by kanoa1kale2

Coronavirus: Why face masks are not very effective for prevention - Business Insider

That article is from Feb 26, 2020, which was long before they knew it was primarily spread through the air. It was also about protecting yourself--not others. Please quite spreading retracted guidelines.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by JonWilliams

No new cases in The Villages since April 28 so just who you gonna catch the virus from? And don't say "asymptomatic carriers" because if they've been around for the last month, they would have infected some of those golfers, dancers, restaurant goers, etc, etc whose pictures have been posted on this site.

https://floridadisaster.org/globalas...compressed.pdf

I know we Villagers live in a bubble but it isn't THAT hermetically sealed. We have construction workers, landscapers and all sorts of businesses coming into our bubble. We also have visitors from all over, including Covid hot spots.

Think about what you said.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Ahem! Nothing wrong with Fox News if you stay away from political opinion shows. When it comes to hard news they are quite good.

I am troubled by Florida's change in reporting of statistics about the Virus. (At least I am having difficulty finding how many are recently infected in Sumter County) Can anybody link me?

http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_pa...s_20200529.pdf

Scroll down to Sumter County, no new cases since 5/22

[JonWilliams]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Are we sure of that? That we haven't had a new case here in almost a month? I just spent an hour at the Florida Department of Health site trying to find out the latest statistics. Try it yourself. At the beginning of the quarantine is was very clear and helpful. Now it is a maze and for instance when you get to Covid-19 cases by zipcode, there is a number of completely unrecognizable descriptors.(not words and not relating to anything) Is someone trying to keep something from us? I hate conspiracy theories and theorists and don't want to become one. ……...Y'all go there (The Florida Department of Health) and come back and tell me the latest death in Sumter County. According to the Sun Sentinel. There were 45 new deaths from Covid-19 in Florida posted YESTERDAY.

The official state web site is Home | Florida Disaster Click on the box labeled COVID-19 Information, then scroll down and click on the link labeled COVID-19 Data - Daily Report Archive. You can look at every day's report since they started keeping track. The City/County information begins on page 6 of the lengthy report, so The Villages, Sumter and The Villages, Lake are separate entries. If you go back to April 28 and work forward, you will see that there has not been an additional case recorded since that date.

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by Traderjo

No it is the Middle Ages
The flu
Really!!
We are closing in 130,000 deaths
In 3 months from this “flu”
More Americans that died in the Korean and Vietnam wars

Apples and oranges comparison.

[Windguy]

Originally Posted by Don Ferguson

I struggled through 5 pages of posts (opinions) to learn that not one person is referencing WHO release of just yesterday, 5/28/20, which states NO ONE SHOULD WEAR A MASK unless they (1) Have the actual fever/cough/sneeze symptoms, or (2) Are treating someone with the actual symptoms of the virus.

Source, please. I can't find where WHO said that recently.

[billethkid]

Originally Posted by Windguy

If you are tired of watching media with an agenda, then please quit watching Fox "News!"

For accuracy add all media that have letters of the alphabet in their sign!!

[Windguy]

Originally Posted by rmd2

I agree with you but I am still somewhat concerned. I think a lot of people are coming to grips with weighing out the threat of this virus vs freedom. We have not had a new case in The Villages in just over one month. I would think that if we don't get another case in another few weeks it might be safe at that point to go without masks. I would like to know what other people think would be a safe point to stop wearing them.

Freedom? What does freedom have to do with it? If you don't like people telling you what to wear, try going naked in public and see how long your freedom lasts. This is about being considerate of others and not about freedom. Quit watching that propaganda station.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by bmit16

Mask's help control the droplets when you sneeze or cough. That's fine if you are sneezing and coughing, but I have not seen people out in public sneezing and coughing uncontrolled. I think if you are, you should not be out. Remember when people carried handkerchiefs to sneeze and cough into? Come on people, exercise some common sense.

Masks help control droplets when a person breathes, speaks, sings, coughs or sneezes. Just breathing releases droplets. Everyone breathes, even asymptomatic carriers of the virus breathe. Get it?

[Windguy]

Originally Posted by Carl99

W.H.O. Said this morning that we no longer need to wear the mask unless you are taking care of someone that has the virus, or if you are sick.

Source please. I can't find it.

[Windguy]

Originally Posted by Arlington2

From the latest WHO advice from their website. Look at community settings.

Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

That's the LATEST advice? It's from April 6. Please provide a link to RECENT advice. Much has been learned since early April.

[bfarmer3]

Originally Posted by cheweycat

Please cite the reference from the WHO?

https://www.who.int/images/default-s...ks/masks-2.png

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Windguy

Freedom? What does freedom have to do with it? If you don't like people telling you what to wear, try going naked in public and see how long your freedom lasts. This is about being considerate of others and not about freedom. Quit watching that propaganda station.

CNN right?

[Windguy]

Originally Posted by bfarmer3

https://www.who.int/images/default-s...ks/masks-2.png

There is no date on that. It could be from February for all we know.

UPDATE:

I used HTTP Header Checker | WebNots to read the header and found:

Last-Modified: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:00:06 GMT

So, it's not something that was published yesterday as Don Ferguson claimed, but at least it's not from February.

I'd still like to see a RECENT source where WHO says to not wear a mask to protect others.

[gatorbill1]

Originally Posted by JonWilliams

Who ir where is it that is not testing? If you want a test, 441 Urgent Care is offering them free, both the test that determines whether you have COVID-19 now and the anti-body test to show whether you have ever had it.

What is TOTAL cost including urgent care cost, test and reading test??? Do you need RX from your Dr??? I have never seen this advertised or mentioned in paper.