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Originally Posted by mhays
Most protesters seem to wear masks, and most are outside. A connection between protests and infections hasn't been called a major driver of infections by anyone credible I've seen. Just the right-wing commentators.
Bars and restaurant on the other hand...lots of people not wearing masks, close together for long periods...
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Are there people actually out there, that think that mass gatherings of people in tight spaces, not social distancing in the form of protesting for weeks on end won't result in more cases?
This is the reason why sporting events were cancelled, why July 4th fireworks were cancelled. With this reasoning, we could have a sold out baseball stadium as long as people wear a face covering and all will be well. It's not a right or left thing. Los Angeles mayor admitted to this yesterday after talking to LA County's director of health who is quoted as saying this: "In situations where people are close together for longer periods of time and it’s very crowded, we are certain that there is going to be spread. So, we’ve never said that there’s no spread from people who were protesting,".
If there is no rise of cases from 5 weeks of mass gatherings on every single day of the week and in cities across America, then everything should be reopened immediately and gatherings of all sizes should be acceptable and not limited to size because all we have to do is wear a mask and the virus is contained. If that is true, then this would be evidence that lockdowns did not work and resulted in higher cases. If that is true, then why did we and in some cases still have lockdowns in place?
I went to the mall yesterday, face masks are required, and I talked to the only clerk that was working in a store, the manager, and she told me that only 6 customers are allowed in the store at the same time. They have to sanitize everything that is touched. They have to shut the doors and clean after 6 people enter the store. I went to the Apple store and had my temperature taken before entering and had to verbally confirm I was not sick before entering. However, I also went to Target and the grocery store and none of these measures exist. Either every place should do this, or no place should. If mass gatherings of people don't result in the spreading of a virus, then why do we have these mandates in place?
It can't be true both ways.
Young people 0-44 years old will become infected with the virus and they will survive, develop immunity and the spread of the virus becomes more difficult to infect a new host and then disappears from existence. This is how humanity has gotten through pandemics of the past and this is how we will get through this pandemic.