02-09-2021, 08:03 AM
Accepting the limitations of the effectiveness of masks for airborne protection (but any protection enhancement is good in my books), I think they provide a personal reminder of 'being careful'.
Lots of statistics about how often you touch your face/mouth in an average hour. So if you are wandering around an autojumble touching things many people have touched before you then there has to be a risk that covid (or other viruses) have been transferred to those items. If you are wearing a mask then it must by definition offer a little reminder not to touch your mouth having just rummaged through a box of bits.
So for me it is mask wearing...
Lots of statistics about how often you touch your face/mouth in an average hour. So if you are wandering around an autojumble touching things many people have touched before you then there has to be a risk that covid (or other viruses) have been transferred to those items. If you are wearing a mask then it must by definition offer a little reminder not to touch your mouth having just rummaged through a box of bits.
So for me it is mask wearing...
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think!