Should mask use be mandated for indoors?

Prime Minister says no. Wants it left to individuals to decide.

What's your view?

 

The whole idea of not making it mandatory while cases numbers are climbing.... it's idiotic. For me, if case numbers are low or zero then masks are not needed. But with cases rapidly increasing, I'd want to have it mandatory in shops, indoor public spaces, theatres etc. Till there is an effective Covid treatment. Not required if dining.

 

We've had masks mandated indoors here continuous for the last 20 months. I have never seen a single person without a mask in a shop or supermarket in Barcelona in that time, it's the done thing, no protests. Only recently can we take it off during a set in the gym, then back on.

The first 14 months mandated outdoors, that was over the top but again 100% compliance except for a few tourists, and beach this year. I think masks outdoors a bit silly but now they want to bring them back. Really, screw it now I think, we can no longer try to protect anti vaxers, let them suffer their poor decisions.

 

Latest data out of the U.S. ... unvaxxed people 20x more likely to die of covid than double vaxxed and boosted individual

 

If people wore proper masks or properly fitted masks I think they would work for what they were designed to. The pieces of cloth people are wearing do not.
The outdoor wearing of masks during delta was actually very unhealthy with mask caused bacterial pneumonia cases presenting in hospitals.

 

A publication stating the opposite.

https://www.health.gov.au/sites/def...-to-provide-protection-against-covid-19_0.pdf

Evidence please.

 

I can understand the "masks everywhere" rule early on - simplifies the message and makes it less confusing. Now we have more experience and acceptance of mask wearing, having a more nuanced rule makes sense.

It has been interesting - through most of this experience, Newcastle had very few cases, and wearing a mask felt a bit weird. Since the big outbreak in Newcastle, despite the mandate lifting, I've actually felt way more "normal" wearing a mask indoor and around people.

Cheers,
Inertia.

 

It's nothing more than putting on a T-shirt or a pair of shorts.

 

Please read your own link you provided with regards to the correct wearing of masks. The cloth masks do not properly fit your face. The N95 are better and so are the properly designed PPE equipment. This is common sense which is why people that work in hospitals don’t wear the cheap masks. When I wear a mask I wear a proper mask. The best way to confirm this is to go get one of the cloth masks put it on and then replace it with an N95, and you be the judge.
On the second point, There are health professionals working in the medical industry who are currently treating patients with azithromycin combined with augmentin forte for bacterial pneumonia caused by mask wearing. Breathing back in your own exhaled air is not healthy. This is common sense. If you are looking for evidence right now for this it will not be forthcoming for obvious reasons I do not want to go into.

 

I think it should be mandatory for the next few months ,just have to look at the predictable pattern's from the past few years..
Bought some new masks this morning ..Australian made Detmold medical d95 regular p2 respirator..

 

and considering pretty much every pocket I own now has a mask in it, they are easy to get hold of

 

I already had done so.

Hmm, most unusual health professionals are reticent in publishing preliminary results but it is what it is if you say so.

 

Well at least have a go ( if you want to) at trying on an N95 and compare to the cloth ones and see how feel about the matter. I think it is worth a try and make sure you replace masks every 3 to 4 hours to prevent Unwanted respiratory infection. All my Chinese friends know this all to well.

 

State premiers are the ones who can mandate mask wearing.
The PM can only recommend.

 

Good stuff. Maybe it’s a few days late, but great to hear it all the same. It was really not the right time to remove the QR checkin and mask wearing restrictions with local cases skyrocketing.

Perhaps there are some corners of NSW that don’t really need it, but it is everywhere in Sydney.