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    1. Once again, I’m pleased I live in a devolved nation able to make the right decision – when R is ~1.9 – to keep in place masks, social distancing, and school contact bubbles.
  1. …in reply to @markboulton
    Even with restrictions in place, cases are doubling every 6 days in Wales. So, without them, things aren’t magically going to get better. Learning to live with this doesn’t have to mean 1000’s of people dying and getting long covid. Learning to live with it might mean masks.
    1. …in reply to @markboulton
      Masks are not just practical but symbolic. When you see me wearing my mask, I’m saying: – I live in a society not an economy. I choose to wear a mask for your safety as well as my own. – I’m setting an example for my children. – I’m actively working on suppressing this virus.
      1. …in reply to @markboulton
        Of course, I know some people cannot wear masks for all sorts of reasons. But the majority can. And should.