D&D and the rising pandemic

[Hussar]

Just saw one linking masks to satanic ties. Can anyone ‘splain that one to me?

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

There was also this guy:

Ohio GOP lawmaker says he won't wear a face mask because God doesn't wear one

Republican Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale, who has been a vociferous critic of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, believes wearing a mask to slow the spread of the disease would violate his "Judeo-Christian Principles."In a lengthy Facebook rant flagged...

www.rawstory.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Oh, and there's that weird conspiracy theory that masks somehow activate Coronavirus. Anyone heard that one yet?

Yeah.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Yeah.

It sounds a bit like the Walking Dead to me.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Just saw one linking masks to satanic ties. Can anyone ‘splain that one to me?

That’s news to me!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

There was also this guy:

Ohio GOP lawmaker says he won't wear a face mask because God doesn't wear one

Republican Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale, who has been a vociferous critic of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, believes wearing a mask to slow the spread of the disease would violate his "Judeo-Christian Principles."In a lengthy Facebook rant flagged...

www.rawstory.com

That’s horrible theology on his part. God probably doesn’t wear suits & ties either. The logical conclusion to his concept is going around all a-jolly-dangle like Adam & Eve.

 

[Umbran]

It’s worse than that: there are now forged/faked documents floating around that people are using to fraudulently claim they need to be exempted from wearing masks due to illness or medical conditions. I’ve been telling my friends & family who work in retail and food service that if they are shown such a document, they need to call the police.

Ugh.

So, interesting note - those documents refer to the ADA - the Americans with Disabilities Act. That act does not say you need to be served normally. It says that, when at all possible, the business needs to make "reasonable accommodations" for you. "Ma'am, please wait here, we'll have one of our staff shop for you / get your meal to go," is a reasonable accommodation. And trying to pretend you have a disability to get accommodations, when you are not disabled, constitutes fraud. In the mask case, depending on the legal status on masks in the area, it may also be considered creating a public health hazard.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

The response in America makes me unbearably sad.

What is funny during good times, is tragic now.

 

[Zardnaar]

Bleah. Happy news

Aged 100+ survived Mussolini and corona.

Coronavirus in Ethiopia: 'Incredible recovery of man aged over 100'

Aba Tilahun, who is 114 according to his family, was discharged after two weeks of treatment.

www.bbc.com

American lockdown wasn't that strict even in New York.

Not at the 2nd wave yet more like 1.5 perhaps.

Random picture just because. My hometown, Southern Alps visible in distance.

 

[Umbran]

American lockdown wasn't that strict even in New York.

It is starting to seem like "strict lockdown" isn't necessary to get the issue under control in many places. Semi-strict, and use of masks, may do the trick - that's what we are seeing in MA. Our rolling 7-day average of new cases has been decreasing for two months, now, and our Rt is down around 0.67. We have taken some reopening steps, and they have not led to a spike of new cases.

But you really need people to be wearing the gorram masks.