I'm with Hurdity on this issue. I will wear a mask in a shop, in a hospital or other healthcare facility, in a taxi on on a bus. it's my decision to do so. My priority is to protect myself. I don't trust many people to act in the interests of the greater good. Too many people are only interested in their own selfish needs in the moment. We saw that with the panic buying and empty supermarket shelves in March ? with the result that a lot of food went to waste while the more vulnerable went without. I live in London but I listen to the recommendations in Scotland as because the the advice is clear, whereas the advice for England from the UK government is all over the place, and people aren't complying anyway.
Today I read the lasted figures from the data collected via the Covid-19 Study app & Kings College London. The R rate in London, by their estimation is currently R1.3. There has been a small but gradual increase in the infection rate in London from around 2nd/3rd July. My friend tells me that hardly anyone is wearing masks on the tube even though it's compulsory. The fact is, the virus doesn't spread of its own accord ? people spread the virus. Also, the virus hasn't just magically disappeared. it's still out there and it's still as dangerous as it was in March and April.
If I lived in a little village or market town in the shire counties where maybe the risk wasn't so high then there may be more leeway, but in London there are too many people, many living under the radar for whatever reason and many, many more who only think of themselves and feel no responsibility towards others. So my attitude is to look after my needs. it's not a principle. it's not about ?obeying? nor do I feel 'they? are 'telling me what to do?. I'm an intelligent woman. I take my information from the people who have medical and scientific expertise, not from newspapers or from the government and certainly not from social media. I make my decisions accordingly. Everyone else is free to do their own research and make their own decisions. I do what I feel is right for me. Remember. I live in inner London where life is often chaotic and there is very little social cohesion. It may well be different elsewhere.
