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  • Denmark among few countries not advising or requiring masks.

    You might have to use google translate on this one. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2020-...CVll8rYBf-XhW4

    Denmark has steadfastedly avoided mask usage. Considering the prices and the fact that most people don't wear them correctly, it was decided that it wasn't worth the effort to do it in Denmark. Instead we relief on social distancing, regular hand sanitization, and remote work where possible. And this has proven to be an effective strategy.


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    Yes, even Bozo has started wearing masks (this governments original stance against mask wearing was more to do with a total lack of supplies after 10 years of Tory cut backs and austerity than how useful they were in controlling the spread of the virus. It's hard to tell doctors and nurses that surgical-grade masks aren't needed whilst simultaneously telling the public that face coverings are).

    Though it is funny that there's a mini revolt amongst the more nutty reaches of the Tory membership against mask wearing as some sort of 'frightful imposition'. It does seem there's a sort of stupid brexity, trumpy whiff to this whole pig-ignorant distrust of wearing masks in the anglosphere at least, so it interesting to see what other countries are doing regarding them.

    Given Denmark's death toll compared to the UK & US who are in the bottom of the global league tables regarding the response to the virus it appears that there's other factors involved.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
      You might have to use google translate on this one. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2020-...CVll8rYBf-XhW4

      Denmark has steadfastedly avoided mask usage. Considering the prices and the fact that most people don't wear them correctly, it was decided that it wasn't worth the effort to do it in Denmark. Instead we relief on social distancing, regular hand sanitization, and remote work where possible. And this has proven to be an effective strategy.

      Not to mention that most of those who do wear their masks properly are wearing ones that are about as effective as someone wearing fishnet stockings


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      • #4
        Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
        You might have to use google translate on this one. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2020-...CVll8rYBf-XhW4

        Denmark has steadfastedly avoided mask usage. Considering the prices and the fact that most people don't wear them correctly, it was decided that it wasn't worth the effort to do it in Denmark. Instead we relief on social distancing, regular hand sanitization, and remote work where possible. And this has proven to be an effective strategy.

        I hate to say it, but the world might learn more from Denmark's possible mistakes. If one nation did nothing but hand sanitizer, and another nothing but masks, and another nothing but social distancing (etc.) we'll all learn what is/isn't the most effective.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
          You might have to use google translate on this one. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2020-...CVll8rYBf-XhW4

          Denmark has steadfastedly avoided mask usage. Considering the prices and the fact that most people don't wear them correctly, it was decided that it wasn't worth the effort to do it in Denmark. Instead we relief on social distancing, regular hand sanitization, and remote work where possible. And this has proven to be an effective strategy.

          I expect Oxmixmudd to come along any minute now and say "You're killing people!"

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          • #6
            I'm kinda like Paul's teaching on the weaker brother concept.

            When I'm around our people at Church who are nervous about the virus, and believe that masks help, I wear a mask
            When I'm around people who don't think it's a big deal, I maintain social distancing, but don't wear a mask.

            I's a very small inconvenience for me.
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
              You might have to use google translate on this one. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2020-...CVll8rYBf-XhW4

              Denmark has steadfastedly avoided mask usage. Considering the prices and the fact that most people don't wear them correctly, it was decided that it wasn't worth the effort to do it in Denmark. Instead we relief on social distancing, regular hand sanitization, and remote work where possible. And this has proven to be an effective strategy.

              Apparently Denmark is changing that policy and is now recommending the use of masks. Live and learn, or learn and live.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by JimL View Post
                Apparently Denmark is changing that policy and is now recommending the use of masks. Live and learn, or learn and live.
                There are no public recommendations about masks for the public. It’s the same where it is almost exclusively doctors and nurses wearing them.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by JimL View Post
                  Apparently Denmark is changing that policy and is now recommending the use of masks. Live and learn, or learn and live.
                  Thank you, brother Jim, for that late-breaking, yet incomplete update. Denmark is recommending the use of masks in CERTAIN SITUATIONS, not across the board.

                  Denmark recommends wearing face masks to curb virus

                  Denmark announced Thursday that it was now recommending that people wear face masks in certain circumstances due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

                  Health authorities had previously deemed the wearing of face masks in public spaces unnecessary but changed their recommendation following advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) in late June.

                  "Masks can be used to protect others in certain situations, when other tools to prevent the spread are not enough," deputy director of the Danish Health Authority Helene Probst, said in a statement.

                  Situations in which the wearing of face masks is now recommended include hospital visits for virus testing, transport from a risk area to an airport and when caring for relatives with COVID-19.

                  "Our most important recommendation is that if you are infected or could be infected with COVID-19 you should isolate yourself," Probst added.

                  However, the health authority maintains that the most effective measures in curbing the spread are still isolating those infected, social distancing and scrupulous hygiene routines.
                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                    Thank you, brother Jim, for that late-breaking, yet incomplete update. Denmark is recommending the use of masks in CERTAIN SITUATIONS, not across the board.

                    Denmark recommends wearing face masks to curb virus

                    Denmark announced Thursday that it was now recommending that people wear face masks in certain circumstances due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

                    Health authorities had previously deemed the wearing of face masks in public spaces unnecessary but changed their recommendation following advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) in late June.

                    "Masks can be used to protect others in certain situations, when other tools to prevent the spread are not enough," deputy director of the Danish Health Authority Helene Probst, said in a statement.

                    Situations in which the wearing of face masks is now recommended include hospital visits for virus testing, transport from a risk area to an airport and when caring for relatives with COVID-19.

                    "Our most important recommendation is that if you are infected or could be infected with COVID-19 you should isolate yourself," Probst added.

                    However, the health authority maintains that the most effective measures in curbing the spread are still isolating those infected, social distancing and scrupulous hygiene routines.
                    So, they've changed their policy and now understand that mask wearing is effective which of course is an obvious fact. And if the wearing of masks is effective in certain circumstances then it's obviously effective in all circumstances where you are interacting with other people.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by JimL View Post
                      So, they've changed their policy and now understand that mask wearing is effective which of course is an obvious fact.
                      IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, it appears.

                      And if the wearing of masks is effective in certain circumstances then it's obviously effective in all circumstances where you are interacting with other people.
                      Wearing a condom is effective in certain circumstances, but that doesn't mean you should wear one all the time.
                      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                      • #12
                        It is true that wearing masks can work, however it doesn’t appear needed for them to be worn universally. What Denmark is doing is giving us the most bang for the buck. We also avoid the public wearing masks and then engaging in more risky behavior out of a false sense of security.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
                          It is true that wearing masks can work, however it doesn’t appear needed for them to be worn universally. What Denmark is doing is giving us the most bang for the buck. We also avoid the public wearing masks and then engaging in more risky behavior out of a false sense of security.
                          That works better when 1/3 of the population is not convinced COVID-19 is no worse than the flu or some sort of hoax
                          My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1

                          If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not  bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26

                          This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
                            That works better when 1/3 of the population is not convinced COVID-19 is no worse than the flu or some sort of hoax
                            They're not trying to use COVID to oust a sitting president.
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
                              It is true that wearing masks can work, however it doesn’t appear needed for them to be worn universally. What Denmark is doing is giving us the most bang for the buck. We also avoid the public wearing masks and then engaging in more risky behavior out of a false sense of security.
                              Depends on what you mean by universally. Denmark does recommend wearing masks, in certain situations, which is an acknowledgement of their effectiveness in stopping the spead. They may not want to go further than "certain situations" but that doesn't detract from the fact that the wearing of them is effective.
                              Last edited by JimL; 07-16-2020, 10:21 AM.

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