damo
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I'll just leave this here ...
https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-w...e-in-er-after-refusing-to-wear-mask-1.5012010
https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-w...e-in-er-after-refusing-to-wear-mask-1.5012010
UnbelievableI'll just leave this here ...
https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-w...e-in-er-after-refusing-to-wear-mask-1.5012010
I'll just leave this here ...
https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-w...e-in-er-after-refusing-to-wear-mask-1.5012010
not sure you'll get an answer that is any different than what you're able to find using Google from this thread. This is the Canadian forum and we're discussing what's going on with masks within our cities, provinces and country as a whole.Curious for those in the UK, what are the current government set rules for masks? Looking through photos from this past weekend at things open, it seems almost no one has one. I realize most are eating or drinking but if this article has any legitimacy it seems to show that a lot of young were out and masks were not needed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-drinkers-return-pubs-night-bar-closures.html
Ottawa city council is voting on making mask madatory indoors on July 15th. Over a week away! Why are they taking so long? I'm sure they have a wonderful reason.
I believe it has to do with when Council is sitting and the administrative requirements of passing a new ByLaw. It will be brought up in a motion in Council on July 15.
According to media reporting, Ottawa Public Health is expected to come out with a statement today requiring them in the interim.
See https://www.janharder.ca/post/july-...e-of-cloth-masks-in-many-indoor-public-spaces
SW
It is kind of amusing to me, I mean did people argue this much when seatbelts were made mandatory? Or car seats? The lady in the article Damo posted tweeted a follow up that she wouldn't wear it to "protect her health". What? I don't get it. Yeah they get hot, but how is that a detriment to your health? Any way. I hope more places make them mandatory, and wonder how long this will be the case.
And I think I'd better get a few more, I have 3 I use, kiddo has more since he inherited a few my parents had bought that were too small for anyone else. I'd order from Old Navy but the delivery times are unreliable. I guess I'll have to sew a few more for myself. I did see some disposable ones at Shoppers by the cash, I will probably get some of those at some point, but prefer the washable ones just because I prefer not to use disposable things so much.
I have just 3 masks (so far). I have a unique way that I wash them though. Rather than tossing them in the washing machine I have an old glass jar with a lid. I leave the jar on the counter next to the sink and a small jar of laundry detergent. I put the mask in the jar as some laundry detergent, put the lid on tight, shake, shake, shake.
Put water in the kettle, boil the water. Rinse the soap out of the mask, rinse the jar. Put mask back in jar add boiling water. Let it sit for 10-15min. Roll the mask in a towel to remove excess water and hang to dry.
Soap gets rid of Covid and other nasties. Boiling water sterilizes the mask. These days the masks dry in a couple of hours.
Ottawa city council is voting on making mask madatory indoors on July 15th. Over a week away! Why are they taking so long? I'm sure they have a wonderful reason.
It is kind of amusing to me, I mean did people argue this much when seatbelts were made mandatory? Or car seats? The lady in the article Damo posted tweeted a follow up that she wouldn't wear it to "protect her health". What? I don't get it. Yeah they get hot, but how is that a detriment to your health? Any way. I hope more places make them mandatory, and wonder how long this will be the case.
And I think I'd better get a few more, I have 3 I use, kiddo has more since he inherited a few my parents had bought that were too small for anyone else. I'd order from Old Navy but the delivery times are unreliable. I guess I'll have to sew a few more for myself. I did see some disposable ones at Shoppers by the cash, I will probably get some of those at some point, but prefer the washable ones just because I prefer not to use disposable things so much.
The "Karen" at the hospital calls herself a "truther". Unlikely that people will be able to reason with her. We should not give her a platform to voice her terrible takes.
FYI, the suggestions I have seen for hand-washing masks say to soak in soapy water for 30 minutes.
For some examples see (these are just two)
https://govextra.gov.il/ministry-of-health/corona/corona-virus-en/corona-masks-en/
https://blog.shopvida.com/2020/04/13/how-to-wash-reusable-protective-masks/
I do the same thing but I have lots and lots of masks. I just soak them in the bathroom sink with hand soap then when I remember I come back and rinse out the soap then soak them again in clean hot water, rinse clean and lay flat on a sweater drying rack and good to go.I just wash my fabric masks by hand. We have 2 each, plus several extras that I keep in the car in case someone forgot theirs. We also don’t go out many places though.
All I do is when I get home I go to the bathroom and and wash it using hand soap. I use warm water and lather it up really well and kind of scrub it. Then rinse. I then just hang it up to dry. So I always have a clean one. I figure if it’s good enough to wash my hands it should be good enough to wash the mask.