Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:12:45 +1100
"The Colective" <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>
Xanni passed on:
When I go shopping I still wear a mask, but then I live in an aria where
people have never had a concept of social distancing. During the mask
mandate you would see half of the people wearing them, and half of those
wearing them below the nose or under the chin. Big contrast to the place
where I was living when it all started. Predominantly Asian community
where it wasn't uncommon to see people wearing masks before covid. I think
people here have been complacent and have forgotten it aint over, and a
vaccine helps, but it isn't a magic bullet.
"Mask mandates in most indoor settings have been dropped in New South
Wales, Victoria and the ACT, with Queensland to follow later this week.
Without a mandate, mask use tends to drop, so we can expect only a
minority of people to be masked in public indoor spaces.
When I go shopping I still wear a mask, but then I live in an aria where
people have never had a concept of social distancing. During the mask
mandate you would see half of the people wearing them, and half of those
wearing them below the nose or under the chin. Big contrast to the place
where I was living when it all started. Predominantly Asian community
where it wasn't uncommon to see people wearing masks before covid. I think
people here have been complacent and have forgotten it aint over, and a
vaccine helps, but it isn't a magic bullet.
