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Right then, why oh why do they keep fuckign lying, they tell one thing one day and the next day they have to admit its not going to happen yet.

ALl these false promises from the testing
PPE (personal protecitve equipment)
saying they are prepared when clearing they aren't
not taking the EU up on medical help
putting an order into Dyson for 10,000 why at the same time telling Gtech to stop but telling people for days everyone will be making venertalors
not doing a proper lockdown
keeping chilren at school way too long

and then they have the nerve to try and blame China to defelct the blame from themselves.

Surly as the UK we deserve a better Government than this no matter who you vote for tory, labour, lib dems, SNP, Plaid Cymru you can't be happy at how this is being handled.
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Carissimi · 70-79, F Best Comment
The western governments have been lying to us about wearing masks. Even CDC and WHO still stick to the story that masks don’t work, when they know they offer some protection. My own common sense knew that N95 works for anyone. Surgical masks to a much lesser extent, but something is better than nothing, especially if you are 6-feet away. Now, they are reluctantly admitting that the public, wearing masks, may be helpful. The Chinese have known for years that “my surgical mask protects you from me, and your surgical mask protects me from you.” With an infectious disease you reduce the chances of transmission by any percentage you can.

If there is a shortage of masks for healthcare workers, which there is, then tell us this is why you don’t want the public to wear them. Don’t lie to us by saying masks don’t work. They only work in medical settings. The virus can’t tell the difference between one setting and another, and with 25% infected with no symptoms, then you could have suggested we make our own masks, which many people are doing now. I believe some who are now dead, may have lived, if they had not been lied to.
milkymum1 · 31-35, F
@Carissimi Yes a lot of them have been slow.

I did think that was strange saying masks don't help when people in the medical profession do.

Yes I have noticed mroe people wearing a mask and tbh if it means we have some protection than none just as you said.

Yes certinally if Boris and his government had acted In december or even early January I'm sure more wouldn't have died.
Carissimi · 70-79, F
How is Boris? I catch the press briefings on YT, but they haven’t mentioned his health status, which I thought was odd. I’m in the U.S., so miss a lot of Brit news. @milkymum1
milkymum1 · 31-35, F
@Carissimi Its all very odd, he meant to have an extreme cough but when he did a post online he sounded fine , if anything he looks like he's got a cold. Well with Boris when the heat is on he dissapears, he's done that his whole policitial life.
Carissimi · 70-79, F
He hasn’t handled this crisis very well, in my opinion. @milkymum1
milkymum1 · 31-35, F
@Carissimi No he took it as a joke , had the herding idea and even last week was still treating it as a joke.
Carissimi · 70-79, F
And lives were lost. *sigh*@milkymum1
@Carissimi The masks only work when used in conjunction with very specific SOPs and protocols which basically no civilian follows or even has the stockpile to follow so saying they serve no useful purpose for your average person is accurate. Just like to your average person on the street a ventilator would be a boat anchor if you have no idea what to do with it.
Carissimi · 70-79, F
This is the problem: this attitude that thinks we are all idiots or 5-year-olds. If the powers that be think it’s a problem, have someone demonstrate how to don and doff a mask, like they do with washing hands. It’s not rocket science. @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow
@Carissimi It literally has absolutely nothing to do with being smart or an idiot.

Showing people how to wear one is literally not the point. Showing people how to wear a mask does not make it anymore useful. You can't fight a fire just because someone shows you how to wear a respirator and steel toe boots don't make you a competent construction worker. They are a specifically purpose made piece of safety equipment designed to work in conjunction with SOPs and protocols in a medical environment. They are not designed for scared people in the grocery store. And frankly the ignorance and simplistic way of looking at it is part of why they are not useful.

If you really feel the need to mess with PPE get military surplus NBC suits. At least they are designed to be used by any idiot 18 year old recruit.
milkymum1 · 31-35, F
@Carissimi yes I know and the tories don't seem to care or understand each figure is someone passing, all so heartless