I’m glad Apple is handing them out. If I didn’t have a medical condition that prevented me from wearing one. Then I would be more than happy to wear one if provided to me. If the company doesn’t give me one then I wouldn’t wear one. Here are some examples. Walmart wants me to wear one they can give me one. Two days later I go to Nordstrom. Nordstrom can give me one. Same day I go to Apple I would wear the one apple gives me. Yes I would Throw them away because they are contaminated.
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Apple Details Safety Measures When Reopening Apple Retail Stores, Including Curbside Pickup and Drop-off Option
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I had to drop my iMac (2019) off on Friday to get repaired for a display issue that popped up last week Tuesday. Their were twice to three times as many Apple store employees as their were customers both Friday (reopening day, 2 hours after they first opened) and today at 5PM. The process they have to get in the store is more intense than any other store in the mall that's reopened so far. The employees are also strictly observant of the 6 foot rule, if you happen to get within 5 foot 6 inches except to pass by for the briefest of moments, they back up and politely ask you to observer the same. I also work retail, and these people are living the dream retail life compared to the crazed customers at the my store.
The idea of temperature checks isn't "everyone with a normal temperature is definitely OK", it's "someone with a high temperature is probably not OK". That's why they're worth doing.
If these measures have got to be used for safety. Then personally I think it is too soon for them to reopen.
Places are just too keen to reopen again and get back to normal, and while I can fully understand places etc wanting to do this, it just seems keenness is coming before safety in my opinion.
Places are just too keen to reopen again and get back to normal, and while I can fully understand places etc wanting to do this, it just seems keenness is coming before safety in my opinion.
You do know how viruses spread, right? Then you should know that wearing masks is the best way to ensure you don't spread the virus and kill people who are vulnerable, like my parents who are 72 years old. Latest research has shown that as many as 50%-60% of carriers are asymptomatic which is what makes stopping this virus so difficult. I suggest you read the science behind how this virus is spreading... https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them
Living in a society means occasionally making sacrifices to do what's best for the greater good. If you don't want to help others stay safe, then you should live in isolation, away from society.
Here in Germany a mask is mandatory in every store, beside that most stores have permanently mounted transparent shields between the employees and the customer. Temperatures are usually not taken. It is all about reducing the risk, not eliminating it completly. So one individual might still get infected, but the society in whole gains.
Looking at our infection rates, this approch seems not to be complete nonsens and as long as the long term effects are unknown I prefer to err on the side if precaution.
Like Black Mirror and Idiocracy made a child.
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It's all about obeying your leader no matter how idiotic their demands are.
Masks do not protect ANYONE from Viruses, especially no surgical masks or DIY masks made out of old T-Shirts.
Even if they could, you better put that mask over your eyes too (critical infection path), and keep it that way for the rest of you live because thats how long Corona-Viruses (that could potentially lead to flu like diseases like almost every other Virus) will exist, they won't just go away.
Taking temperatures is just as idiotic.
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This is false. Wearing the masks does not at all "ensure" you don't spread the virus.
It does not even mitigate it. The truth is even in clinical setting effect of masks is hardly measurable as countless of studies on that subject have proven. Out in the wild they cause much more damage than they prevent.
There are studies that strongly suggest, that mask can protect others arround you but not yourself. But when everyone cares about those arround him, this seems Ok for me. Beside that I made the observation, that wearing masks is also a strong reminder to keep the distance to others.
But I guess, that every country has to find its own path, at the end we count the death and maybe we can find out what went good and what to do better the next time.
What I really do not understand is, that the US make a big deal about travel restrictions eavesdroping and other things, a lot here are much opposed to, to protect against terrorism but do not seem to care about ten thousend death (or more) more or less because of corona. But that might be a wrong observation on my side, I get no first hand news from the US, only CNN and the internet.
Your health now is the business of everyone you could get infected, especially older people and people that suffer from immunity disease and risk their life or can die if they catch the virus. Rest assured nobody will miss someone like you if you decide to avoid shops that take measures to ensure their clients health.
Every dictator around the world is going to abuse this pandemic for total control over their population in the name of safety and security. RIP political dissidents. RIP human rights.
So many selfish people here, only concerned about themselves.
I know. The cure will cause more deaths due to famine and suicide. Not to mention the psychological damage to all the children.
Exactly. I would actually boycott stores that don't require or don't at least try to enforce it.
Ditto. My basal body temperature is 97.3 F. Like you, 1.6 degrees above my base-line wouldn't even flag on a temperature check.
it is definitely not discrimination. They are offering other solutions and have been offering those solutions since the stores have been closed. That's saying making a wheelchair ramp is considered discrimination because you want to use the stairs with your wheelchair.
Yes, solutions are available now and have been for years. Apple has had online purchasing available through the Apple website for a very long time, and ditto with their support services, in which contact between customer and company can be done via phone, online chat, etc. Mailing or shipping of items can be easily done on both ends. As a company, Apple has always been outstanding when it comes to providing accommodation for people with disabilities and particular situations.
Do you have a problem with the world’s idiotic leaders demanding that you wear clothes in public? Facemasks are far less burdensome, yet offers a commonsensical solution to help (not eliminate) the C19 problem. And even if just a few lives are saved as a result, isn’t that worth it?
Wearing a mask is not just about protecting you. It’s just as much about protecting others. Facemasks reduce the droplets/aerosols coming out of people’s mouths, reducing the viral load that’s being passed onto others. Would you really feel just as safe with someone coughing, sneezing, and talking to you with their mouth uncovered than with someone doing the same with a facemask on? Of course not. Because you’re smart enough to know that while the virus itself is small enough to get through the spaces in between cloths, a lot of the bigger droplets that they travel in will not. Will it eliminate the risk completely? No. But facemasks, even homegrown ones, will absolutely help. As for the eyes, yes, it’s possible you may contract C19 via the eyes, but that’s where the masks will help... there’s less droplets/aerosols with the virus floating in the air if everyone wears masks.
Here’s a good read, and feel free to pass it on... https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them
I agree! Too many people here not using their brains, thinking that masks and temperature checks and keeping people locked away and politicians decreeing how lives should be lived are the best for every single individual.
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I don’t like the threat of being hit by a car. I could get hurt. Or I could die.
I suspect there are a lot of people who are similarly scared, and don’t want to be hit by a car. I bet they think they might get hurt. Or die.
Therefore, you should be hereby ordered either by decree on high or social pressure to keep your car at home and keep those people safe. They might get hurt if you hit them. You might even kill them. You never know, as you are not carrying a predisposition to maim or murder anyone. You just want to go about your business becaue liberty and all.
Or, otherwise, you are just a selfish jerk who only cares about yourself. How dare you! Jerkie jerk face!
Is this about right?
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The last time I checked there where laws regulating how to drive a car. Limiting the speed on some roads is all about preventing injuries.
Beside that: The US has more than 90000 deaths because of corona in just a few weeks and only about 30000 death on the streets in the whole year.