Face masks

[atoll]

new protocol for non mask wearing public

 

[Deleted member 27171]

reminds me of this:

 

[Pine Marten]

Two tips:-

Lots of masks have a metal strip that your supposed to press with you fingers so it forms the shape of your nose.

If you still fog up then put one drip of washing up liquid on the tip of your finger and massage it onto the inside surface of your glass lenses. To remove the smears hold them in front of a boiling kettle a few seconds and the steam will clear them.
Let them dry without touching them.

Us mad motorcyclists do this to the visors on our full face helmets. Nothing worse than 150 down the bypass when you can't see.

Paul G

I have 3 or 4 masks, one of which has the metal nose strip which I can press to shape it. It's much better than the others in not steaming up my glasses.

 

[atoll]

you should wear sunscreen on those hot sunny days as well as your mask

 

[Amity Island]

Sadly I’ve seen quite a few thrown on the floor over the weekend and I think it’s going to be worse over the coming weeks.
Working in retail we’ve been told we have to wear them all day at work which I’ll admit im not thrilled about, I really struggled on Friday with my glasses steaming up and it’s not a nice feeling coming down a ladder not being able to see properly. Our warehouse gets stupidly hot (46oc last year in the summer) so I can see us finding the heat even more difficult In the coming weeks.
plus the added joy of asking customers if they have a face covering before they enter and being told to **** off many times on Friday is making me really look forward to work tomorrow morning

Hi I found this on our government website. It clearly states that if wearing a mask could cause harm to yourself or others, ie. when climbing ladders at work, you can take it off.


You do not need to wear a face covering if you have a legitimate reason not to. This includes (but is not limited to):

• young children under the age of 11 (Public Health England do not recommended face coverings for children under the age of 3 for health and safety reasons)
• not being able to put on, wear or remove a face covering because of a physical or mental illness or impairment, or disability
• if putting on, wearing or removing a face covering will cause you severe distress
• if you are travelling with or providing assistance to someone who relies on lip reading to communicate
• to avoid harm or injury, or the risk of harm or injury, to yourself or others
• to avoid injury, or to escape a risk of harm, and you do not have a face covering with you
• to eat or drink if reasonably necessary
• in order to take medication
• if a police officer or other official requests you remove your face covering

There are also scenarios when you are permitted to remove a face covering when asked:

• if asked to do so in a bank, building society, or post office for identification
• if asked to do so by shop staff or relevant employees for identification, the purpose of assessing health recommendations, such as a pharmacist, or for age identification purposes including when buying age restricted products such as alcohol
• if speaking with people who rely on lip reading, facial expressions and clear sound. Some may ask you, either verbally or in writing, to remove a covering to help with

[Withdrawn] [Withdrawn] Face coverings: when to wear one, exemptions and what makes a good one

www.gov.uk

 

[Thebearcametoo]

I’ve mostly been using cloth masks as we tend to go for reusable options where possible (plus disposable ones have been expensive). I don’t find the cloth ones easy to breathe in and they tend to induce a bit of a panic response so I have to consciously think about my breathing and slow it down for the first few minutes or if I’ve climbed the stairs at the GPs or whatever. Today I figured I would try one of the disposable ones that we have. It’s much lighter and easier to breathe but was so sweaty and made my face feel a bit sore (I don’t know if it was a reaction to the fabric or just my skin overreacting) so on balance I think I will stick with the cloth ones as my preference and learn to breathe better in them.

 

[ColinUK]

I have two reusable cloth masks which I bought from a friend who uses any profits to make sets of scrubs she donates to NHS frontline staff. I think she’s donated about 30 sets so far.
I also have 4 medical grade masks I bought at the outset of the pandemic and way before the prospect of routine mask wearing was on the horizon.
Generally I use the reusable ones and just hand wash them afterwards. They’re comfortable.

 

[miguel81]

 

[bakebeans]

Hi I found this on our government website. It clearly states that if wearing a mask could casue harm to yourself or others, ie. when climbing ladders at work, you can take it off.


You do not need to wear a face covering if you have a legitimate reason not to. This includes (but is not limited to):

• young children under the age of 11 (Public Health England do not recommended face coverings for children under the age of 3 for health and safety reasons)
• not being able to put on, wear or remove a face covering because of a physical or mental illness or impairment, or disability
• if putting on, wearing or removing a face covering will cause you severe distress
• if you are travelling with or providing assistance to someone who relies on lip reading to communicate
• to avoid harm or injury, or the risk of harm or injury, to yourself or others
• to avoid injury, or to escape a risk of harm, and you do not have a face covering with you
• to eat or drink if reasonably necessary
• in order to take medication
• if a police officer or other official requests you remove your face covering

There are also scenarios when you are permitted to remove a face covering when asked:

• if asked to do so in a bank, building society, or post office for identification
• if asked to do so by shop staff or relevant employees for identification, the purpose of assessing health recommendations, such as a pharmacist, or for age identification purposes including when buying age restricted products such as alcohol
• if speaking with people who rely on lip reading, facial expressions and clear sound. Some may ask you, either verbally or in writing, to remove a covering to help with

[Withdrawn] [Withdrawn] Face coverings: when to wear one, exemptions and what makes a good one

www.gov.uk

Thank you it’s come down today that we don’t have to wear them at work now in certain roles but we are strongly advised to do so. We’ve also been sent face shields so will give them a go

 

[mikeyB]

In all this wondering about wearing face masks, and finding reasons not to, don't forget that in countries where mask wearing is automatic in epidemics - Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and other far eastern countries that were touched by SARS, the infection rate and death rates are far, far lower than in those countries which are arseing about wondering where you don't need to, and folk are looking for excuses not to.

Just saying.🙂

 

[Amity Island]

In all this wondering about wearing face masks, and finding reasons not to, don't forget that in countries where mask wearing is automatic in epidemics - Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and other far eastern countries that were touched by SARS, the infection rate and death rates are far, far lower than in those countries which are arseing about wondering where you don't need to, and folk are looking for excuses not to.

Just saying.🙂

Although the government have laid out the reasons for not needing to wear a mask (which needed to be done), Asthma UK are still advising asthmatics to wear a mask in places that require it.

COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Find out how COVID-19 can affect you if you’re living with a lung condition. We also have advice about the COVID-19 vaccines and what to do if you get COVID-19.

www.asthma.org.uk

 

[Madeline]

Brittle asthmatic and I manage to wear a mask just fine - the bog standard surgical masks are best for me I find. When I’ve got my O2 going, I can wear one indefinitely, without I can manage about an hour.

If people with respiratory diseases can manage, pretty much anyone should be able to, and all the CO2 and fainting nonsense irritates me no end. It’s selfish to not wear one.

editing to add that I just realised this sounds snarky and maybe aimed at some posts on here - it’s absolutely not and I apologise if it comes

 

[atoll]

In all this wondering about wearing face masks, and finding reasons not to, don't forget that in countries where mask wearing is automatic in epidemics - Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and other far eastern countries that were touched by SARS, the infection rate and death rates are far, far lower than in those countries which are arseing about wondering where you don't need to, and folk are looking for excuses not to.

Just saying.🙂

some people want to have lockdowns every time new clusters form from people not wearing masks or social distancing as they can get furloughed then go on holiday and not wear a mask at all,infect lots more people then come home and complain about quarantine.

 

[trophywench]

I bought a couple of re-usable washable masks but @ColinUK - it stressed that they must be washed at 60degrees for 30 minutes and that handwashing did nob all.

 

[mikeyB]

Coronavirus is a virus with a coating made of lipids. (Fats) That coating can easily be dissolved by soap and water. Once the coating dissolves, the virus is inert, a useless bit of RNA. 60degrees for 30 minutes is overkill. As soon as the virus is hit by a detergent it’s curtains. You could hand wash your mask in washing up liquid with the same effect. Cold or hot, makes no difference to the virus.

 

[atoll]

Coronavirus is a virus with a coating made of lipids. (Fats) That coating can easily be dissolved by soap and water. Once the coating dissolves, the virus is inert, a useless bit of RNA. 60degrees for 30 minutes is overkill. As soon as the virus is hit by a detergent it’s curtains. You could hand wash your mask in washing up liquid with the same effect. Cold or hot, makes no difference to the virus.

so trump got it wrong we should be gargeling fairy liquid not bleach.........

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Coronavirus is a virus with a coating made of lipids. (Fats) That coating can easily be dissolved by soap and water. Once the coating dissolves, the virus is inert, a useless bit of RNA. 60degrees for 30 minutes is overkill. As soon as the virus is hit by a detergent it’s curtains. You could hand wash your mask in washing up liquid with the same effect. Cold or hot, makes no difference to the virus.

That was my understanding from an explanation in the first few weeks about how washing of hands worked.

Ive been washing my masks with hand soap in warm water which I hope is sufficient (otherwise what is the point of washing my hands in the same way. And of course the main effect of masks is to stop virus youve already got getting out, so part of me thinks that focussing on the risks that a worn mask might pose to me is slightly overkill. It doesn’t feel like I am walking through a thick fog of viral soup every time I leave the house. Perhaps I am just being overly optimistic?!

 

[Madeline]

Youngest is doing a Biomed degree and says soap and water is more effective than hand sanitiser, which is comforting to know. She did encourage us to add laundry bleach to low temperature washes though - but that was more a general thing.

 

[Stitch147]

Saw a great face covering in work yesterday. A young guy come in forgetting his mask so he put his hood up pulled the toggle strings tight so just his eyes were showing!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Saw a great face covering in work yesterday. A young guy come in forgetting his mask so he put his hood up pulled the toggle strings tight so just his eyes were showing!

Bit warm for that kind of ‘balaclava’ approach today!