Posted on 05/15/2020 6:00:13 AM PDT by sickoflibs
Over the last 24 hours officials from both the City and County of Los Angeles announced that residents are required to wear masks whenever they’re outside of their homes, even while exercising, ignoring the fact that wearing a mask decreases the flow of air into the lungs, potentially causing serious injury or death.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his requirement first:
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Los Angeles County officials and some mayors, including Santa Clarita’s Cameron Smyth, clarified that Garcetti’s requirement was only applicable within LA city limits. That exemption was short-lived: Los Angeles County issued their own mask requirement Thursday.
During the daily press briefing, Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer (not an M.D.; more about that later), said:
“Masks are, in fact, mandatory across the entire county when you’re outside of your home, not with members of your household and in any kind of contact with other people.”
Ferrer asserted that cloth face coverings are effective in preventing transmission of Wuhan flu, which conflicts with the conclusions reached by many other public health officials (who have earned their M.D. degree).
Many LA County residents rightfully asked what type of cloth mask is recommended for swimming, surfing, paddleboarding, etc. The reply: crickets.
Coincidentally, in news from Wuhan, last week 26-year-old Zhang Ping suffered a punctured lung caused by wearing a face mask while jogging and ended up in the hospital.
On Thursday evening, Mr Zhang started feeling breathless and slight chest pain just after he ran for 2.5 miles. He carried on jogging for a bit longer before eventually giving up and walking home. Mr Zhang’s family later rushed him to the hospital after the resident felt the pain exacerbating.
The doctors found that Mr Zhang’s left lung was punctured and shrunk by 90 percent. They believed the condition was caused by the high pressure in the man’s organ due to the fact that he carried out intense exercising while wearing a mask.
The jogger is now in stable condition after undergoing an operation, the hospital said in a social media post on Monday.
Zhang had followed the recommendation of physical therapists by attempting to build up his distance while wearing a mask, but still suffered this terrible consequence.
Mr Zhang started running about two weeks ago in the hope of improving his fitness after his hometown had been under a lockdown for more than two months, according to the Wuhan Central Hospital.
He initially jogged for three kilometres (1.86 miles) per day but increased the running distance to six kilometres (3.73 miles) after a week.
Experts say that there are some people who definitely should not wear a face mask while exercising, period.
“‘If you start to feel dizzy, imbalanced, or overly fatigued, stop. Be smart [and] don’t over do it. Someone that has an underlying respiratory condition that is on the more severe side will want to exercise indoors without a face mask,” he says, to ensure safety for themselves and others.’
“Examples of such conditions include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis and any other conditions that affect the heart or lungs. If you have a cardiovascular or respiratory condition, it’s a good idea to ask your doctor about exercising with a face mask before attempting to do it. If you can’t go see your doctor right now, try calling or scheduling a telemedicine visit.”
Public pressure from Judgey McJudgersons played a role in Zhang’s decision to ignore his body’s warnings that he wasn’t getting enough oxygen:
[Zhang] insisted wearing a face mask during his exercise – despite occasionally feeling suffocating and uncomfortable – after seeing other joggers with face-coverings.
Because of the snitches, Zhang could have died. Those snitches were probably not aware that Dr Chen Baojun, a chief medic from the Wuhan hospital, recently “warned that people should avoid wearing face masks while exercising as the face-coverings could obstruct the circulation of oxygen” or that “education authorities in China…are set to ban school students from wearing face masks during PE lessons due to the health risks” because “at least three schoolboys recently died while taking their PE classes in China.
Clearly, people are responsible for knowing what types of exercise are safe for them and should be aware of the signals their bodies are sending and take the face mask off, but this case shows the negative power of public pressure. In addition, children aren’t sensitive enough to their body’s signals to know when to take them off and shouldn’t be placed in that dangerous situation. It borders on child abuse.
LA County’s Ferrer did mention during her comments Thursday that there are some people with underlying conditions who cannot safely wear a face mask and that people should be cognizant of that. But how are the McJudgersons to know which bare-faced scofflaws have underlying conditions? Are they supposed to carry identification cards or put some kind of mark on their foreheads?
No. The science doesn’t justify mandatory mask usage. Refuse to comply.
Went to see my dermatologist yesterday. I was told to wear a mask for the appt. A sign on the office door told me to “knock” and wait, a tech met me there, took my temperature. I passed and was allowed in. The waiting area had about 50 chairs with every two out of three either turned to the wall or taped off...only one out of three chairs were usable.
I had to wear the mask the entire time...probably 30 minutes, as it was the first time I’d worn a mask out in public. It was cloying. Don’t get me wrong. I wear one often when working around the house and generating lots of sanding/saw dust...it’s a must for my lungs.
But exercising? I’d pass out.
People in blue states should avoid covering up their gaping, chattering mouths while shopping and being rude.
Fu©£ it! They can take me to jail. Are you people ready?
I will die if I spin with a mask. No mask at the gym.
In those places, I wear my N-95, and get in and out ASAP.
A friend and er family don’t wear any masks at all in stores requiring.....when they’re asked about it they claim they have a health issue which prevents wearing one. Apparently clerks etc. can’t do a thing if you claim that.
I don’t know who is the worst mayor in the country between NYC and LA. DeBlasio for creating the epicenter of death by starting the covid fight late and encouraging everyone to visit the Chinatown festival or Garcetti for his hope to reign in economic destruction of his city by saying he is shutting down thru August even though LA has a relatively low per capita rate of covid cases and death.
Gyms still closed here in Maryland, but when Hogan lets them open I am sure he will require masks.
Here's a lesson in mandating masks I posted the other day
Airlines are having trouble enforcing their face mask policies (passengers pull them down once on plane) (CNN Business ^ | May 13, 2020 | Pete Muntean )
Our whole state is still closed... Pennsylvania!
LA is probably the temperature, its warm there. Its been cool on the east coast this spring.
There are the Blue state governors who forced COVIDs on their nursing homes and let sick employees work in them.
And stay in your apartment orders so the whole families get it.
NY and NJ ran up their death numbers boosting the national numbers so the lib news could blame Trump for them.
Good personal policy! You’re right about some of the building supply and farm/ranch supply stores. Some of them aren’t crowded, either, and hardware prices will probably increase.
Yep, we can reduce personal risk by our own actions without remaining in lockdown and appropriately modifying most business settings. Personally, I won't be going to sit at a bar for dinner, which I used to enjoy, for sometime. Not a huge sacrifice especially given it's outdoor season in upstate NY.
Come on, folks, aren’t you sick of the fascism?
Do you really think they’re going to allow you to go back to normal any time soon? NO! They’re enjoying seeing you bow down in abject submission, groveling, begging to go out for a walk. Your forehead is scraping the ground? Not far enough! Bow down some more, and say “yes master!”.
Also if you are wearing a mask could you smell smoke if there was fire?
And if so what the hell good is the mask?
Too many studies on the ineffectiveness of those so-called face masks.
We’re being fed manure in the dark just like mushrooms.
But, yeah, anywhere else it's the N95 and precision strikes, in and out. Unless I am buying a lot of food, then, at least I try to go near closing time on an off day.
They love that, sure.
What they love even more? Your absence from the planet. The clear skies they are seeing in places that haven't seen blue skies in decades. And you flat on your back, sick and dying.
They have a goal and it doesn't involve 7-10 billion people on the planet.
In Maryland outside walks were allowed from the beginning.
Hogan moved most of the state to phase 1 allowing more businesses to open, but in Howard county the Dems in Columbia voted for a Dem Howard County Executive (Calvin Ball) who is keeping them closed in the county.
So we can shop and get hair cuts in the counties that open.
Later this weekend we will be offering tie dye masks! Should get a bit shipment ready for Southern California, eh?
I shop in a Walmart about once a week, mostly for food.(Maryland)
Coverings are technically required here to shop but I see a minority of Walmart shoppers pulling them down after getting in the store. I wear an N95 shopping but the chance of getting iCOVID in passing someone has to be close to zero.
I don't see police enforcing the rule here.
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