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[Kinky Gerbils]

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Laws/rules fatigue.

The vast majority of the public played the game, were socially responsible. Now living their lives again.

Pretty easy to see why people won’t follow rules again as we are now seeing the complete carnage lockdowns and restrictions have caused.

No government will be dumb enough to do it again.

[portlock seagull]

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Think the days of mask wearing are over.

Too much apathy.

If the government were to ever shut things down again, it would come back and the majority would obey. But the minority would be sizeabable I’m sure, not sure why. It’s just about preventing spread and if you can’t go out and do anything then that’s likely to make a bigger difference I guess. I’m certain we haven’t seen the last of lockdowns. Humanity is messing with nature like never before and migration off the scale. Can now fly none stop to Australia, you don’t even need to take a break in Singapore to pass germs onto them! ;)

[Weststander]

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I should have also added that it seems the hospital themselves feel it’s more than a coincidence, as they have now restricted visiting to between 5 & 7pm of an evening, in I presume an attempt to keep all but the determined visitor away!

The feedback I have on why Worthing Hospital removed the mask wearing rule, is that the bosses/consultants jointly deemed the risks (of severe illness) to now be negligible and that staff absences were at low and acceptable levels.

But they're all well aware that masks may return should a new wave adversely affect those two variables.

[darkwolf666]

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The feedback I have on why Worthing Hospital removed the mask wearing rule, is that the bosses/consultants jointly deemed the risks (of severe illness) to now be negligible and that staff absences were at low and acceptable levels.

But they're all well aware that masks may return should a new wave adversely affect those two variables.

I’m still a little confused. Is that the risk to staff that is negligible?

[Weststander]

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I’m still a little confused. Is that the risk to staff that is negligible?

That would be to all categories of people in or visiting hospitals, shirley? Consultants/CEO's wouldn't cavalierly deem let's abandon masks if the staff are safe, but patients are at risk of severe illness/death FROM (not with) Covid. I'd hope.

You and I don't work for the NHS, so it's hard to say exactly.

Pharmacists and GP surgeries around here similarly dropped the masks rule a while back now.

[darkwolf666]

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That would be to all categories of people in or visiting hospitals, shirley? Consultants/CEO's wouldn't cavalierly deem let's abandon masks if the staff are safe, but patients are at risk of severe illness/death FROM (not with) Covid. I'd hope.

You and I don't work for the NHS, so it's hard to say exactly.

Pharmacists and GP surgeries around here similarly dropped the masks rule a while back now.

That is a little surprising, as there are certainly departments, like Oncology, where the risk clearly isn't negligible. Maybe those departments have different rules!

[Weststander]

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That is a little surprising, as there are certainly departments, like Oncology, where the risk clearly isn't negligible. Maybe those departments have different rules!

Mrs.W has never worked in Oncology, I wouldn't have a clue about the latest mask and visitation rules in those parts. Presumably tighter?

[darkwolf666]

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Mrs.W has never worked in Oncology, I wouldn't have a clue about the latest mask and visitation rules in those parts. Presumably tighter?

OK, thank you that gives a bit more clarity if different departments offer different rules.

My youngest's SLT/OT have said while they no longer have to wear masks they will at parental request, which seems eminently sensible when working with vulnerable children.

[worthingseagull123]

I am not seeing masks littered on the floor on the streets now which is a very good thing

[Weststander]

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I am not seeing masks littered on the floor on the streets now which is a very good thing

I’m still seeing them all over the place …. supermarket car parks, near bins and in the gutter on bike rides.