RAMROD 117,040 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 After a woman with the coronavirus visited a Starbucks cafe north of Seoul this month, more than two dozen patrons tested positive days later. But the four face mask-wearing employees escaped infection. The Aug. 8 outbreak in the South Korean city of Paju is another example of how rapidly the SARS-CoV-2 virus can spread in confined, indoor spaces -- as well as ways to minimize transmission. With health authorities around the world still debating the evidence around face masks, the 27-person cluster linked to the air-conditioned coffee outlet adds more support for their mandatory use to help limit the spread of the Covid-19-causing virus. The Starbucks infections later led to about three dozen more cases outside the coffee shop as of Aug. 24. They add to the more than 3,000 this month that have prompted the South Korean government to consider imposing the highest level of physical distancing rules -- a blow to an economy that’s managed to avert a steep recession so far. “This speaks volumes about the role masks can play,” said Ma Sang Hyuk, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Changwon Fatima Hospital in South Korea. “Masks may not provide 100% protection, but there’s nothing out there that’s as effective.” The Starbucks case is one of “the most important opportunities to study risk factors among a more or less controlled cohort of people,” said Arnold Bosman, director at Transmissible BV, a Netherlands-based developer of training materials for outbreak control. “This Starbucks event will be a very valuable training exercise for future generations of epidemiologists.” Full article at Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-25/this-starbucks-in-south-korea-became-a-beacon-for-mask-wearing?cmpid=socialflow-facebook-business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic Wear your mask. And wear it properly! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOOK 76,406 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyaway 15,350 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 It does protect, but not 100% But yeah, wear a mask to reduce the likelihood of infection Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Karens: BUT PROVE IT!!!! I WILL NOT GIVE UP MY FREEDOM OVER THIS CONSPIRACY THEORY AND OUR GOVERNMENT CONTRLLOGLING US!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,414 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Like I wrote in my ROM parody - I'd rather be masked but at least I'm alive So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradox 4,568 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 America won't believe it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllusionLover 7,566 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, KanyeWest said: Karens: BUT PROVE IT!!!! I WILL NOT GIVE UP MY FREEDOM OVER THIS CONSPIRACY THEORY AND OUR GOVERNMENT CONTRLLOGLING US!!!!!! "Darth Karen" 13 | this is my dancefloor i fought for, your voice is louder, it echoes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Vela 2,745 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, paradox said: America won't believe it! America (USA), Mexico, Spain, Brasil, etc etc etc People around the world are stupid af Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imitalian 3,163 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Why is this even up for debate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
audrey horne 1,180 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I can't believe it still making the news. I lived a reversed anti-masker experience while walking downtown today. An old man was waving at me from his window and praising me for wearing a mask. He was so pure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,040 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, imitalian said: Why is this even up for debate? Covid-19 and facemasks been politicized by certain groups around the world. Lots of regular people been getting misinformations about it and protested using one, or even denying covid-19 actually exist. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 41 minutes ago, COOOK said: Oh my god @ProjectJoanne your image should be like a ninja. Do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,845 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Jesus 2 dozen? The infectiousness of this virus is beyond me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,527 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 There was also that story of the two hair dressers that were positive but took almost 200 customers before knowing they were infected. Because they wore masks and their customers did, not a single one of their customers got infected. Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 And somehow 8 months into this pandemic there is no peer reviewed study that says this. It could be anything else, like the fact that the contact with other patrons was higher than with the employees, or that the other patrons took it from somewhere else. There is no science behind this article. The problem is that people dont look for science anymore. They agree or not with this purely on who is the politician who pushes this message. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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