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My comment was geared towards mask use for more commonly accepted, less deadly illnesses: colds, seasonal influenza. Would be great if Sarah from HR could keep her germs to herself instead of spreading them around the office thanks very much.
Ah, yes, I see.
I was under the impression that mask use became more prevalent and more expected following bird and swine flu. At least that’s what I’ve been told by Korean and Japanese contacts.
Maybe more prevalent, but it was there to begin with. I remember seeing it out in Japan in the mid 90s when I was there on a business trip and that seems to predate the big recent pandemics of swine flu (2009) and bird flu (1997). There's also a huge cultural difference on bodily fluids. Blowing your nose in public is massively frowned upon.
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My comment was geared towards mask use for more commonly accepted, less deadly illnesses: colds, seasonal influenza. Would be great if Sarah from HR could keep her germs to herself instead of spreading them around the office thanks very much.
Anyone with corona symptoms should isolate, and employers should enforce this.
I was under the impression that mask use became more prevalent and more expected following bird and swine flu. At least that’s what I’ve been told by Korean and Japanese contacts.