Masks delivered to every house in scotland.
Supply masks to each household for when lockdown is eased.
Why the contribution is important
People have got used to hand washing more regularly but are still vulnerable to catching the virus without masks. When lockdown is eased this will be very important.
by rossara on May 08, 2020 at 10:09AM
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https://preorder.cambridgemask.com/
These are N99 type masks
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Posted by ABurd888 May 08, 2020 at 17:45
How many cases and how many deaths in Scotland? Today? 12,709 cases and just shy of 3000 deaths according to Health Protection Scotland. Population 5.5 million.
I am currently living in Hong Kong and indeed was working in the hospital wear we had the first cluster of SARS patients in 2003. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated regions in the world and without the involvement of everyone community spread would have been devastating. What we learnt then was that wearing masks reduced the community spread of the virus.
Scotland and Hong Kong both learned about the Wuhan shut down at the same time. Leaving aside politics we are much closer physically to Wuhan than Scotland but we knew what we had to do.
Our population is now 7.4 million. We have had 1049 cases and 4 deaths. There has not been a community acquired infection since April 19th. New cases have come from the US and the UK together with some repatriated families form Pakistan but we have strict quarantine.
We have not had a lock down. But people are not self conscious about wearing masks and right enough to stop droplets from spreading you do not need the high specification masks required by the health service workers.
In reference to the question posed every resident of Hong Kong is receiving a reusable face mask that lasts for 60 days. The mask is made by the Crystal International Group. It contains copper and is called the CuMask+. The masks were patented and developed by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), a government-funded non-profit organization.
There have been the usual complainers who question any good initiative of the HK Government but I think it is a bold move and I have certainly ordered mine and one for my son who lives with me.
So, wear masks when in public. Show you care for others. I came across a brilliant website today for a social enterprise called Smart Air. This is the URL https://smartairfilters.com/cn/en/
I have no connection with this company but they have a clean air blog. A recent post related to masks gives all the information you need to know about how to make your own and they share the science behind it. I would hope that some of you will read it, make your own masks for yourself, family and friends. Then when going out in public wear them with pride. It shows you care. About others.
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