Does Wearing A Face Mask In Public Places Create A False Sense Of Security?

[naomi24]

The end of queuing for shops, the removal of directional markings, and people seemingly more relaxed about keeping their distance from others, it seems to me that social distancing isn’t being anywhere near so rigidly observed now that face coverings are mandatory and I suspect that masking up might be the reason. What do you think?

[Peter Pedant]

// The first time I thought I'd just got a dodgy bit.//
Bombay duck
Despite warnings, Egyptians love to eat feseekh, a smelly fermented fish that, if not prepared properly, can lead to botulism poisoning and, in rare cases, death.
we called it millocha - but it is the same

we arent much further on on masks are we? - some people says they do and some dont ( respecting all views)

A journo on the Beeb was giving hell to the usual scientist this am- who said that experiments showed they werent much good

[mushroom25]

whether they work or not - jury out. ok.
what they are doing is creating an environmental issue.
https://grist.org/climate/the-world-is-drowning-in-used-face-masks-should-we-turn-them-into-fuel/
since it's assumed - as they are "protecting" the majority from the infected - they are being worn by the asymptomatically infected, then it follows that this detritus is hazardous waste.

[dannyk13]

Mushroom,The virus does not remain for too long:-
https://www.sciencealert.com/how-long-does-coronavirus-last-on-surfaces

[mushroom25]

72 hours is quite long enough persisting, that society needs to be concerned about this waste. plus on encountering a dead mask, nobody knows if it's been there for 10 days or 10 minutes. they must be treated as hazardous and contaminated.

[pixie374]

If the face coverings (they aren't masks) as they are currently worn, work, then medical staff would be using them. Why are they bothering with better equipment, if a couple of layers are enough? It is entirely down to risk assessment really. As you are unlikely to be in contact with anyone with covid... it's fine.
But would you be so confident wearing one in a shop, if you knew that the 35 people in there, were all positive for it?