I don't know. I hope so. Another person I know (also in New York) said that 30 people in her very tightknit church congregation of about 100 had died. She did say she was getting help. To be completely clear, this was NOT because the church was defying rules and meeting in person - their congregation changed to zoom meetings the instant they knew there was an outbreak in New York. It was just because the virus had already spread so far and gained such a foothold there before people realized it.

Not rocket science is it? 🤦🏼‍♀️

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I don' t get it...your social life has more worth than the life of other people? I hope you can sleep well...

" I need to actively create circumstances for my happiness cause no one else will. I myself am responsible for my health and I need to claim the space I need for that." Then you learn to do this with the given limitations.

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ADHORATOR that is exactly the poisonous thinking that makes people into vilains for wanting to live their life. Of course I don't want people to die. But evidence is piling up that the pschychosocial damage corona measures cause far outweighs the damage the virus could cause. Mainly because psychological problems also cause all kinds of health problems and a drop in life expectancy. I'm not saying we should do absolutely nothing, but accepting corona casualties to some extent would be the lesser of two evils. So do I think my social life and that of others is more important than the life of some people? It doesn't work like that. And no I don't sleep well. I'm worried about how our government is ruining our health and happiness and most of the people still blindly go along with it.

We can all have a happy life and socialise, as long as we keep it moderately and wear masks. Take it like this - one worker doing a 12 hours shift vs. 2 workers doing 8 hour shifts respectively. 12 hours on 1 single worker will just cause an overworked sick individual, who will not be so productive as a result, which will affect the whole business, and nobody can even earn decent money from that. But if you have 2 workers doing 8 hours, the burden of work is shared, therefore the condition and productivity increased, everyone earns, everyone wins. See, the two workers represent the healthy people and the high risk people, work is respecting safety measures, pay is health (both mental and physical), business is the overall mutual benefit. In other words, nobody's asking you to give up your social life, just to moderate it and abide to safety. One minor inconvenience to you is literally life saving for me and everyone who loves me and depends on me. We can all make it. Just collaborate.

To be alive is "a necessity to a happy and healty (sic) human existence." You are probably young and healthy judging by your outrageously immature way of thinking, but I've got some news for you. It. Is. Not. About. You! It is about all the other people you may infect, some of whom may pay the ultimate price for your stupidity.

When you wear a mask, you're protecting people like me. I'm 31, but I belong in the high risk group because of my kidneys condition (stage 2 approaching stage 3). Both the disease and the medications take away some of the kidney function, so if I happen to catch the virus, even if I survive, I may end up on dialysis for the rest of my life. Also, would not be able to have my own kids either, because pregnancy also falls hard on the kidneys. So, I'm grateful for people who wear masks. And my family and friends are even more grateful.

When you wear a mask you give off a strong signal to people around you. You’re advertising that you care about them, even though they are a total stranger you care about them being safe from coronavirus. Most of us will be safe from the virus but wearing a mask helps protect all those that might not be. Research has shown a steep rise in mental health problems over the past 7 months. And if you wear a mask you can help things get back to normal. You can help cases and mental health problems go down. So wear a mask. It’s not just about you feeling safe and getting back to normal, but think about the health of those around you.

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I have a 2yo nephew who likes to climb onto my lap and wrap his little arms around my neck. These are experiences that make up a human life. I know people who think I'm selfish and anti-social for refusing to give this up. That is what I consider a culture of fear and opression.

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When you wear a mask you help raise acceptance for lockdown measures which are the cause of the rise in mental problems. The way it works in my country is: The CDC constantly polls our willingness to follow the rules. The more acceptance amongst the public the stricter the measures get. Wearing a mask will probably not damage your health, but it contributes to the culture of fear and opression which you probably believe is not more dangerous than the virus, but you can't deny it has cosequences on our overall well being. Back in March and April I would have agreed with you. Can you at least be open to the possibility that in theory corona counter measures could go too far and cause more damage than the virus?