“What is it with these boobish politicians? Either they can’t follow the simplest health instructions or they are trying to garner sympathy. Which is it?”
That’s a little harsh. Taking precautions is wise, but is no guarantee you won’t get exposed. They say the virus lasted something like 14 days on the cruise ship after everyone left. The vast majority of “carriers” are asymptomatic, or have such mild symptoms that they have no idea they have been infected. Many were infected weeks before the virus was in the news, and before social distancing was even a thing.
That means a lot of people are going to continue to get exposed regardless of social distancing, masks, hand washing, etc.
If you happen to live or work in a densely populated spot, where there are already many infections, it is hard to imagine how you could avoid exposure. Let’s just hope you are among the vast majority of exposures where symptoms are mild, or even non existent.
Boris was on a cruise ship?