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"Action, like a sacrament, is the visible form of an invisible spirit" (bell hooks) || journalist || campaigner || @amnesty || Easily distracte

Jun 2, 2020, 5 tweets

Please where a mask.

For 3 months the govt & their “experts” said their was no evidence that face masks made a difference.

This review of a century of evidence shows that masks DO block droplet & aerosol contamination & will reduce #COVID19 transmission. brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/evide…

On 14 March, the same week that 250,000 people were flocking to the Cheltenham Festival, Caprice - quoting an WHO expert from the @FT said the UK should follow WHO advice, impose a lockdown, screen arrivals at airports AND wear face masks.

She was right.

A sneeze can travel up to 8 meters.

An unmasked cough from someone with #coronavirus in a supermarket (or a car showroom) can leave pathogenic micro droplets in the air for several minutes.

Please wear a face mask.
#Masks4All #Covid19UK #Covid19

We have known about micro-drops for months.

Being enclosed places - public transport, pubs, restaurants etc. - without a mask is regarded as high risk with regards to #COVID19 infection. #HerdImmunityScandal #HerdImmunity #coronavirus #Covid19UK
https://t.co/a7jCSmLGVg

Bill Nye - the Science Guy not @BillNye the actor - explains why we all need to wear face masks. (PART 1)
#WearAMask #Masks4All
#WearAMaskSaveALife #CapriceWasRight #COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDー19

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