# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=26 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [Mask frames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-frames/925472)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-frames/925472 "2020-11-18T22:11:30Z")
Anybody using these or similar mask frames? I’m getting saturation advertising for them: https://inventive-usa.com/products/3d-printed-maskframes I’d be curious to know if they’re comfortable and maintain a good seal a… --- ## [More than 73% of my patients have covid now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-73-of-my-patients-have-covid-now/922839)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-73-of-my-patients-have-covid-now/922839 "2020-11-17T20:10:08Z")
Fuck. We kept the numbers to zero until August. Now it’s exploded. 814 of my patients tested positive, and 412 are currently active (the others have recovered). None of my patients have died YET. Some are quite ill,… --- ## [How does the median age in a given country affect Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-median-age-in-a-given-country-affect-covid/925755)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-median-age-in-a-given-country-affect-covid/925755 "2020-11-17T01:37:21Z")
An interesting article from The Economist. It argues since Japan and Italy have the highest median age, one might expect COVID to be ten times as severe as in Uganda, which has the lowest. While not true - many things … --- ## [Following the second wave (or not) in the US as the States open up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-second-wave-or-not-in-the-us-as-the-states-open-up/854191)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 641\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-second-wave-or-not-in-the-us-as-the-states-open-up/854191 "2020-11-16T21:41:38Z")
Last I heard, 48 of the 50 States are releasing restrictions for the lockdown at one level or another. I’m interested in what happens a couple weeks after a State releases some restrictions to see what’s working and wha… --- ## [Covid and humidifiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-and-humidifiers/925476)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-and-humidifiers/925476 "2020-11-16T18:36:51Z")
Sigh, so I have to get tested for covid, I found out today (and I tried to get it done today, but that’s a pit thread of its own). My question is this;. Having recieved the humidifier I ordered (air is really dry in my … --- ## [Germany calls on its young to be the Covid heroes of 2020 – by staying on their sofa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704 "2020-11-16T15:05:43Z")
I hope you enjoy this German PSA as much as I did. (German w/ subtitles, 90s) --- ## [Africa and COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-and-covid-19/850785)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-and-covid-19/850785 "2020-11-13T13:54:06Z")
Any African Dopers with perceptions from on the ground? So far Africa as a whole is not getting hit hard at all. Egypt some but even they’re at only 0.4 deaths/million population. Overall about half of the continent’s … --- ## [surgical masks and disease transmission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-masks-and-disease-transmission/848780)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-masks-and-disease-transmission/848780 "2020-11-12T20:50:10Z")
With the coronavirus spreading, I’ve seen authority figures advising that surgical masks worn by sick people can prevent them from spreading disease, but surgical masks worn by healthy people can’t prevent them from cont… --- ## [Every Crisis Is An Opportunity... To Dream Up New Ways To Tax The Workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-dream-up-new-ways-to-tax-the-workers/925446)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-dream-up-new-ways-to-tax-the-workers/925446 "2020-11-12T19:42:44Z")
White collar staff reaping the financial benefits of working from home should be taxed to help other workers who aren’t getting the same advantages, experts at Deutsche Bank said in a new report. While I certainly u… --- ## [Ordered to quarantine or risk arrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-to-quarantine-or-risk-arrest/925166)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-to-quarantine-or-risk-arrest/925166 "2020-11-12T17:54:45Z")
A friend was diagnosed having covid thru KU Med. Soon after his results came back he got a letter in the mail ordering him to quarantine or face possible arrest. Granted he was doing this anyways. I believe it came from … --- ## [Some Light COVID News for a change -- Name That Drug ! Not Bamlanivimab!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-light-covid-news-for-a-change-name-that-drug-not-bamlanivimab/925228)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-light-covid-news-for-a-change-name-that-drug-not-bamlanivimab/925228 "2020-11-12T04:29:51Z")
Really? Bamlanivimab? How do they generate these names? It sounds like someone was trying to generate a palindrome, but screwed up at the last second. Read the comments at the link Surely someone on this Board can… --- ## [The New European Wave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-european-wave/925121)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-european-wave/925121 "2020-11-11T22:23:06Z")
Since there’s so much news, I thought it would be helpful to have a separate thread for Europe, analogous to the separate thread for the second US wave. Germany followed several European countries by reporting a record… --- ## [Paying for covid-related tests and medical care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-for-covid-related-tests-and-medical-care/925311)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-for-covid-related-tests-and-medical-care/925311 "2020-11-11T17:34:30Z")
This a question rather than a debate about health insurance. I’m curious about how covid is impacting people in the US with regards to health insurance. Is covid covered under insurance plans? Is there co-pay? What abou… --- ## [Can I get back to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-back-to-work/924476)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-back-to-work/924476 "2020-11-09T16:18:18Z")
Just wondering what you think. Timeline: Saturday - I have dinner with friend across a table. I think technically we were distanced by about a metre and masks were worn when not eating, but let’s say it was too close … --- ## [Good news--if you are a ferret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-if-you-are-a-ferret/925007)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-if-you-are-a-ferret/925007 "2020-11-08T15:41:08Z")
Just read a news report at that nose spray has been found that prevents Covid-19 in ferrets. Basically their noses were sprayed every morning and they were left in cages with infected ferrets and unsprayed uninfected fe… --- ## [Nursing homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes/924144)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes/924144 "2020-11-08T15:29:24Z")
Talked to relative today about nursing homes. Many families have pulled their loved ones out because; Fear of the virus. The rules have gotten so tight inside. Ex. Visitors allowed for only 20 minutes and must be behi… --- ## [The stress of covid lockdown has finally hit me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stress-of-covid-lockdown-has-finally-hit-me/924537)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stress-of-covid-lockdown-has-finally-hit-me/924537 "2020-11-03T07:55:53Z")
I’ve coped well so far. No one close has caught it, I can work easily from home, my wife’s and my jobs both look secure, we have a nice house and a nice garden and no children so homelife is calm and pleasant. But these… --- ## [How many Americans will die due to the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-will-die-due-to-the-election/924161)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-will-die-due-to-the-election/924161 "2020-11-02T21:19:47Z")
It’s obvious that the rising US COVID case rates over the past few weeks warrant at least some new measures to prevent another exponential spread. Many areas of the country went on some form of lockdown in March, and th… --- ## [Love the smell of bacon in the morning? (Bacon scented mask)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-smell-of-bacon-in-the-morning-bacon-scented-mask/923020)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-smell-of-bacon-in-the-morning-bacon-scented-mask/923020 "2020-11-02T20:55:44Z")
Now you can enjoy the delicious aroma of bacon all day, thanks to the Hormel Corporation. Hormel is giving away the masks online. The masks incorporate “the latest in pork-scented technology with two-ply multi-fiber clot… --- ## [Am I becoming agoraphobic, claustrophobic or something new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-becoming-agoraphobic-claustrophobic-or-something-new/924458)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-becoming-agoraphobic-claustrophobic-or-something-new/924458 "2020-11-01T23:26:57Z")
I am very uncomfortable in stores or other enclosures with people. Perfectly fine at home or in empty buildings. I’m OK in a masked crowd of people walking around a botanical garden at our own pace, but totally not OK in… --- ## [U.S. Exceeds 100,000 New Cases in a Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exceeds-100-000-new-cases-in-a-day/924355)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exceeds-100-000-new-cases-in-a-day/924355 "2020-10-31T23:54:29Z")
As I write this Worldometers lists 101,297 new cases for the U.S.–and the day may not be finished. I wonder what the top will be before it starts declining after vaccinations. --- ## [Sheltering 100% Alone, Part Deux: The Sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheltering-100-alone-part-deux-the-sequel/918817)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheltering-100-alone-part-deux-the-sequel/918817 "2020-10-31T22:17:03Z")
Here’s the first thread, which I started approx 172 years ago on April 6. Wanting to hear again from people who are without ANY human companionship in their cell bubble. Pets yes. But no adults, teens, children (includi… --- ## [Masks prohibited at work? BS or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-prohibited-at-work-bs-or-not/924258)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-prohibited-at-work-bs-or-not/924258 "2020-10-31T20:49:47Z")
So my sister makes the comment that her daughter - in OR - works for an employer who has forbidden his employees to wear masks at work. Before I look into this, whaddya say - BS or not? --- ## [Vaccine won't stop infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-wont-stop-infection/922571)
**Author:** [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-wont-stop-infection/922571 "2020-10-29T20:05:36Z")
I was operating under the impression that the COVID-19 vaccine would work something like this: A vaccine is rolled to at-risk groups and then to the general population A sufficient portion of people that get the vaccin… --- ## [How contagious is the virus if everyone wears a mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-contagious-is-the-virus-if-everyone-wears-a-mask/924035)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-contagious-is-the-virus-if-everyone-wears-a-mask/924035 "2020-10-29T16:02:15Z")
I haven’t been reading or posting much, especially on the virus but is there a consensus on how effective masks are if everyone wears them? I’ve heard the n95 and kn95 masks will prevent you from both inhaling and exhal… --- ## [Early pandemic things that have gone away that you miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-pandemic-things-that-have-gone-away-that-you-miss/923447)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-pandemic-things-that-have-gone-away-that-you-miss/923447 "2020-10-29T12:06:56Z")
Instead of talking about things we miss because of the pandemic, how about some pandemic things that you liked and have now gone away. I miss the stay-at-home talk shows. Jimmy Fallon’s home was so cool, and his girls w… --- ## [Stupid little things the pandemic has given you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-things-the-pandemic-has-given-you/924130)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-things-the-pandemic-has-given-you/924130 "2020-10-28T19:12:37Z")
A companion thread to explore a few silver linings. May as well have some fun with it. I’ll start: built in excuse to decline certain Thanksgiving invitations --- ## [90-yr old former ballerina watches gym classes from assisted-living apt window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90-yr-old-former-ballerina-watches-gym-classes-from-assisted-living-apt-window/923972)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90-yr-old-former-ballerina-watches-gym-classes-from-assisted-living-apt-window/923972 "2020-10-27T04:55:12Z")
Ok. This story made me cry. In a good way. For several months, Devin Maier has taught daily fitness classes on the rooftop of a D.C. gym. Until recently, though, he had no idea that a 90-year-old woman was keenly obs… --- ## [What's the Straight Dope on one-way store aisles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-one-way-store-aisles/920704)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-one-way-store-aisles/920704 "2020-10-24T14:46:30Z")
Thanks to the pandemic, many stores have their aisles marked for one-way traffic, and some other public buildings have one-way hallways. Do these actually help prevent spread, or are they just “hygiene theater”? What’s t… --- ## [How are people getting COVID these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-people-getting-covid-these-days/920939)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-people-getting-covid-these-days/920939 "2020-10-22T01:26:39Z")
According to this site, the US is seeing about 35,000 new COVID diagnoses per day. How are people getting the virus? To be clear, I’m not asking the fundamental question “how is the coronavirus transmitted?” That seem… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=27)