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Related: About this forumDr. Vin Gupta: 'We Need Mandatory Masks' To Reopen - MTP Daily - MSNBC
Dr. Vin Gupta discusses what needs to be done to reopen safely. Aired on 5/25/2020.
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Dr. Vin Gupta: 'We Need Mandatory Masks' To Reopen - MTP Daily - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
May 2020
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We need this to come from the national level since all states seem to have different "rules"
Rhiannon12866
May 2020
#2
Here in New York, only groceries and gas stations have been open - until now
Rhiannon12866
May 2020
#4
Unless its nationwide it will not help as all it takes is one state to spread it to others.
cstanleytech
May 2020
#5
elleng
(131,240 posts)1. Enough gutsy governors, to order such in appropriate places?
Rhiannon12866
(206,418 posts)2. We need this to come from the national level since all states seem to have different "rules"
So much for that...
elleng
(131,240 posts)3. Right, so much for that.
Really need national order that reflects need for different rules in different places, flexibility needed. Folks won't respect (and obey) without pressure, and recognition that situation differs everywhere, and from time to time.
Rhiannon12866
(206,418 posts)4. Here in New York, only groceries and gas stations have been open - until now
And those stores require masks and have barriers at the checkouts - and many only allow a certain number of shoppers in at one time. But I caught the local news today and up north at the tourist mecca, beaches are opening, say they require "distancing" and masks, but I can't see how that's going to be enforced.
cstanleytech
(26,340 posts)5. Unless its nationwide it will not help as all it takes is one state to spread it to others.
rocktivity
(44,581 posts)6. Mandatory masks alone won't be enough
At this point, we also need mandatory mass testing and contact tracing: we need to find out exactly who's infected and put them into a proper quarantine.
rockivity
Rhiannon12866
(206,418 posts)7. This doctor on MSNBC yesterday said exactly the same thing:
Dr. Irwin Redlener: 'Disaster' For States To Reopen Without Enough Testing - MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017584198
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017584198