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Originally Posted by The Producer
that's funny - my social media is covered in stories about the HK numbers blowing up this weekend
to what end? what if there's never a tried and true vaccine or treatment? do these places simply cease to exist?
I know this is more for the "because of covid" thread - but nobody championing this type of policy has lost their business or livelihood.
it's easy to say what "we" should do. But it's not "we" unless you've taken an equal hit during this time. I've lost 80% of my income in the last 4 months have you? *
*(I'm not saying you specifically SP - I just hear this shit a lot from people who's paycheques haven't changed, and for whom the gym closing is simply an inconvenience - as opposed to the gym owners who may never recover)
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Those exploding numbers are exactly why those measures were put into place.
Before that, we were doing what you're suggesting - let people deal with it themselves.
And they dealt with it pretty well compared to Canadians. Like 95%+ compliance wearing masks voluntarily.
Nothing besides that though... No real social distancing anymore, businesses were opening as usual. Borders were still heavily controlled though, so no tourists, etc.
And look at what happened.
So now after 3 weeks of zero local cases, HK is getting record numbers, hundreds getting sick every day, and more people dying than before (though the death rate so far has strictly been old/sick people).
BC has a chance to get in front of it with stricter measures BEFORE seeing these record numbers. Because if they don't, it's going to happen. It seems to be pretty inevitable outside Japan and China (if you believe their reporting).
Maybe they don't need to go that strict. Maybe masks-only in public transportation for now.
As an aside, as for the seatbelt thing, I think you'd be surprised at how many people only wear one for lawful compliance. If given the choice, probably half the population over 40 would simply stop wearing them. Fuck I've seen people use FAKE SEATBELT CLIPS that they plug in to shut off the alarm, just so they can drive without a seatbelt.
So you can't leave masks up to people. Not in US or Canada at least. Maybe 20 years from now, but not yet. Stubborn foolish people just find it unacceptable to wear one. So you have to force it.