The pandemic is bringing up many "informational issues" where there is widely varying information on the net.
In the USA, for instance, the surgeon General strongly advises NOT to wear face masks. Part of the issue is the virus is only just taking hold in the USA, but its also because American CULTURAL aversion to masking (shades of "Anonymous" & "thugs") is strong. Many Asian cultures have far less problem with it. In Italy its unfamiliar but in my area its pretty much now accepted as a Good idea in more collective places. That said, the physical distancing it creates in people in a culture used to wide physical expression of emotion (hugging and kissing) is creating an unfamiliar and somewhat deleterious psychological atmosphere. One thing I did look at was reusable "home made" masks. Partly because Mohammad mentioned masks are in short supply in Iran. IF you make them the right way they can work almost as well high grade surgical masks. But a Problem is most net sources don't provide enough detail to be sure you are making or using them well. Also the is NO point wearing a mask if you don't, when you come home either destroy or disinfect it and the rest of yourself. This is hardly mentioned anywhere! I may write about this in a TW. I just wonder how you'd ever get it noticed in a swamp of half-information Best wishes TT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/c60fd0ab-d826-438c-ae06-b87d962cfbf7%40googlegroups.com.
