The Coronavirus Mask Charade Continues

From John G. Maguire's latest post:

The disease isn't contagious in the open air, but the mask-wearing anxiety sure is.

Your grandmother would guess that the breezy air must be pretty safe, and she'd be right, according to Dr. Christopher Gill, associate professor at B.U.'s School of Public Health.  "In most situations, infection in the out of doors is very unlikely.  CV19 is transmitting through close contact, largely indoors."

"There is certainly no cloud of virus-laden droplets hanging around [outdoors]," said Lidia Morawska, director of Australia's International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health.  Infectious droplets would be quickly diluted in outdoor air, she said.  "It is safe to go for a walk outdoors and jog and not to worry about the virus in the air."

But the outdoor mask-wearing has hardened into a freakish compulsion, based on nothing, expressing only anxiety and terror.

The Coronavirus Mask Charade Continues: When he announced on May 1 that masks would be worn in public places, Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker was emphatic.