To mask, or not: A movement is brewing but will Australia follow?

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'If you're walking around with a colourful mask it says, 'I'm OK but I want to protect you'. Let's keep medical masks for patients, doctors' masks for doctors.' | melly_singer BenjamenJudd

And yet, masks appear to be more in demand, and gradually more widespread. Major brands are pivoting. In Europe, Louis Vuitton has re-tooled several of its workrooms to make non-medical masks for aged care residents.

Sydney-based designer Nicholas Atgmesis recently made a pivot from making high-end bowties and ties to masks made with silks and satins.Atgmesis was returning from a buying trip in Italy when he realised the potential severity of COVID-19. "Italy got it right after Wuhan. I was getting nightly videos and updates from people. As soon as I got back in early February, I started making masks.

 

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SheepConcerned melly_singer BenjamenJudd ANYBODY THAT KNOWS HOW TO SOW CAN MAKE MASKS HERE IN MEXICO CIVILIANS ARE MAKING MASKS AND OUTFITS FOR DOCTORS AND SOME HOTELS ARE PROVIDING ROOMS FOR FREE TO DOCTORS AND NURSES ITS A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY I GUESS USA AND AUSTRALIA CAN DO THE SAME

melly_singer BenjamenJudd What if I already bought them? Do I have to then paint and draw on them to make them unprofessional? Why do we always like to complicate things? Taiwan is a success example people there wear masks.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd I’ve made a range of fun ones for me - yes, using two layers of non woven fabric inside of them. This pussycat one is a fav.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd Nice 👍

melly_singer BenjamenJudd COVID-19 - People may have it and be asymptomatic, they might be carriers and not even know it. So yes, everyone should wear masks if they go out in public. We want to 'flatten the curve' right?

melly_singer BenjamenJudd victoriapolice Victoria Police announced in paper they would be patrolling Maroondah hwy and make sure non locals would stay home, Mansfield was full of tourists coughing and carrying on, not giving a shit. Only a matter of time before our cases go up.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd Masks prevent us from touching our faces. Whatever materials of masks at least works in this sense.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd These are protective and fashionable. SBSNews abcnews coronavirusaustralia

melly_singer BenjamenJudd If rugby is restarted and rules are relaxed there is no alternative but using masks.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd Are doctors the only medical staff st the coal face? Maybe nurses, cleaners, porters, reception staff should all stay at home.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd You need to remember a lot of people in Vic/NSW have masks from dealing with the smoke haze in January and are using them now.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd If Trump recommends that everyone wear masks then tht is every reason not to wear one. Look what's happening in the US

melly_singer BenjamenJudd A: Because they work B: Because you can reuse them by washing in soapy water and then soaking them in boiling water. C: The only reason the Aust Govt Medical people are saying we don't need them is because we don't have any and they failed to plan for this.

melly_singer BenjamenJudd Yeah I'm going to start wearing a plague doctor mask and start selling colloidal silver like AlexJones 😄😂🤣

melly_singer BenjamenJudd According to the WHO only those who have a virus or someone taking care of a virus victim should be wearing surgical masks. Everyone else is wasting resources.

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