2019 Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Discussion

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#2763888 20-Aug-2021 15:52

mattwnz:

Do you need to wear them outside? No one I have seen is, although if there are a lot of people around that may be different.

They haven't mandated masks outside; just "it would be nice if you do"

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#2763890 20-Aug-2021 15:55

mattwnz:

Do you need to wear them outside? No one I have seen is, although if there are a lot of people around that may be different.

I was just looking this up on the above comments. As I have seen mixed use on the roads walking

We encourage you to wear a face covering and keep 2 metres distance from others when leaving your home. Especially if it is difficult to maintain physical distance from others.

When we walk, we cross the road or go on it. Even more than 2. Noooo worries.

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#2763898 20-Aug-2021 16:04

The Waikato District Council have just sent out an update to ratepayers and one section says:

It's important you and your whānau exercise daily but there are a few rules and guidelines when you leave your house:

Low-risk activities only: care must be taken not to be injured and require medical care
Social distance (2m apart) at all times
All Council parks are open but playgrounds are closed
Dogs must remain on-leash at all times (including dog parks)
The Hakarimata track is closed
No water-based activities - that includes kayaking, boating and surfing
If you're doing activities outside, please wear a mask when you leave the house.

I don't think it's too much to ask, all things considered.

People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

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#2763906 20-Aug-2021 16:20

MikeB4:

Went for a quick bit of exercise by our stream, very please to see all folks we passed were wearing masks. The Ducks, Pukeko, Tui and Kereru were not wearing masks so we need to sort that out.

Are you sure they were real birds - not plague doctors who teleported in from the 17th century?

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#2763910 20-Aug-2021 16:26

I see the Countdown Delivery Driver who just delivered in our Street wasn't wearing a mask.

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#2763911 20-Aug-2021 16:28

msukiwi:

I see the Countdown Delivery Driver who just delivered in our Street wasn't wearing a mask.

He's probably coughed on all the food. Best thing to do now is take it all outside and set fire to it.

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#2763912 20-Aug-2021 16:29

People were sanitizing packets during the last lockdown and cleaning them off.

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#2763922 20-Aug-2021 16:48

msukiwi:

I see the Countdown Delivery Driver who just delivered in our Street wasn't wearing a mask.

Countdown etc is profitable enough, and they may even make more profit through lockdown.
They can absolutely afford to assure all their contractors and staff have free masks and sanitizer.
However individual store owners may differ in their views, I have seen big difference in staff masking between some stores last lockdowns.
Send them a complaint it should not happen.
I would 'hope' they allow drivers to take a box of masks when they need, but pessimist in me says they make contractors pay.

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#2763924 20-Aug-2021 16:50

antonknee:
I don't understand why people are not making use of the Healthpoint website (which I note Ashley Bloomfield spruiks every single day) which lists testing locations - of which there are plenty.

There are - or were when I checked a few days ago - plenty on the Healthpoint site, but plenty less when you check the locations they link to for testing. That's why I ended up at a pop-up site, all the more official locations like medical centres were: No indication that they do testing, testing starts next week some time, testing only for enrolled clients, ...

Hopefully that was just startup glitches and it's better now.

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#2763926 20-Aug-2021 16:52

ezbee:

However individual store owners may differ in their views, I have seen big difference in staff masking between some stores last lockdowns.

Countdown don't have individual store owners.

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#2763928 20-Aug-2021 16:53

An interesting analysis of the numbers regarding the current situation in NSW. Shows exactly why NZ needs this lockdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ga3Lgjvu0c&ab_channel=AutoExpertJohnCadogan

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#2763929 20-Aug-2021 16:54

mattwnz:

MikeB4:

Went for a quick bit of exercise by our stream, very please to see all folks we passed were wearing masks. The Ducks, Pukeko, Tui and Kereru were not wearing masks so we need to sort that out.

Do you need to wear them outside? No one I have seen is, although if there are a lot of people around that may be different.

Zero legal requirement to wear masks outdoors. There is also zero requirement to wear them indoors unless you're working in a place where you interact with the public - so many still working in offices don't need to wear masks but some companies are mandating this.

The new rules passed on Wednesday really are a joke. The requirement to wear masks indoors when outside your home should have been the minimum requirement.