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Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehouses

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265 points ajaviaad | 8 comments | 02 Apr 20 14:47 UTC | HN request time: 1.231s | source | bottom
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blorenz ◴[02 Apr 20 15:58 UTC] No.22760393[source]▶
Do not wear your face mask like the gentleman front and center in the photo! Not covering your nose has become the source of many memes but it still widespread. Simply having the fabric on your face does not grant you a protective aura.
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1. ck2 ◴[02 Apr 20 16:55 UTC] No.22761007[source]▶
Neither does 6 feet. It's all safety theater.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronaviru...

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2. JoeAltmaier ◴[02 Apr 20 17:02 UTC] No.22761094[source]▶
Its not about guarantees. Its about reducing the infection exponent. Which all of these recommendations absolutely help with.
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3. ck2 ◴[02 Apr 20 17:20 UTC] No.22761283[source]▶
I think my point is being misunderstood. 6 feet is not enough, at all.

Yeah it's "more than nothing" but is that what we should be aiming for? Or a little higher.

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4. adrianN ◴[02 Apr 20 17:21 UTC] No.22761303[source]▶
A bullet proof vest and a helmet don't offer perfect protection in a firefight either, but I'd rather have one than not.
5. JoeAltmaier ◴[02 Apr 20 17:22 UTC] No.22761312{3}[source]▶
Ok, sure. Its just that its popular to post rags on the recommendations like they don't matter. Without any actionable suggestions. Which is not very helpful.
6. viewer5 ◴[02 Apr 20 17:27 UTC] No.22761358{3}[source]▶
What's the proper distance?
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7. acomar ◴[02 Apr 20 17:31 UTC] No.22761399{3}[source]▶
there's an element of "what will people actually do". 6 feet gets the idea across while not coming across as "don't be in the same room as other people", which people will ignore.
8. ck2 ◴[02 Apr 20 18:54 UTC] No.22762289{4}[source]▶
There may not be any safe distance in the same room/area with someone who is infected even asymptomatic without fever (yet)

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-sp...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronaviru...