Coronavirus: Jewish General says it’s ready
Most media currently have a piece about how the Jewish General is ready to cope with a possible influx of COVID-19 cases.
CTV looked at what transit agencies are doing about sanitizing – it’s mostly about Toronto – and TVA says it’s seeing face masks in the metro. I was out and about on the weekend and saw no masks. I went to a dim sum restaurant and a big Asian grocery on Saturday, and they were as crowded as is normal on the weekend and nobody was wearing a mask. And I was out Sunday taking the metro and walking around here and there downtown – lots of people, no masks.
Meezly 11:12 on 2020-03-03 Permalink
Yesterday on the bus, I saw a young caucasian woman with a stylish black face mask. It looked like it was made of fabric, so it can be washable. I couldn’t help thinking how the fashionable clothing co.’s are going to jump on this trend.
CE 11:17 on 2020-03-03 Permalink
I was out and about all over downtown yesterday and saw only one person wearing what looked like a very thick and expensive mask.
Ephraim 11:17 on 2020-03-03 Permalink
I really wish they would put out some PSAs about wearing a mask if you are sick, ONLY. Because if you are healthy and wearing one…you are doing it wrong. And as always, I avoid those with masks, because I presume they are the sick.
Michael Black 11:58 on 2020-03-03 Permalink
The CLSC nurse that just came to take blood for a test didn’t take any extra precautions.
In two weeks I have an appointment at the General, I wonder if anything will be different then.
People die all the time, I almost did at the end of March last year. There’s a difference between taking precautions and constantly worrying. I’m vulnerable but I don’t plan anything special unless it becomes an actual epidemic here.
Spi 12:34 on 2020-03-03 Permalink
We’re pretty lucky that this is only hitting us now and not 4-6 weeks earlier when we were still in the midst of flu season, coughing and sneezing people everywhere would have driven up the paranoia and mask wearing.