# Okay, I'm done with 'expert advice' and done asking. I'm telling you: wear a mother fucking mask!

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**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-done-with-expert-advice-and-done-asking-im-telling-you-wear-a-mother-fucking-mask/850973/24 "2020-04-03T19:25:14Z")

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> [@asahi](#):
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> Seriously, enough of this shit. Enough ‘debating’. It’s common sense. If we’re going to advise people to “cover their mouths” when they cough, it’s pretty god damn obvious that you should probably wear a mask when outside, especially if you have symptoms. But even if you don’t, just wear a mask. End of story.
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> [Detroit bus driver dies of coronavirus after posting video about passenger coughing | Detroit | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/03/detroit-bus-driver-dies-coronavirus-video-passenger-coughing)

Since that link is about some moron openly coughing on a public bus, it might be appropriate to quote this from [the other thread about masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=893054):

> [@Why was the American public told not to wear face masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-american-public-told-not-to-wear-face-masks/850742/131):
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> From Taiwan: Taipei, April 3 (CNA) All users of public transport will need to wear facial masks or risk a maximum fine of NT$15,000 (US$496), effective as of Friday, a top official from the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said, as parts of efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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> “If we spot someone not wearing a mask, we will ask them to put one on and if they refuse to do so, we will fine them in accordance to the Communicable Disease Control Act,” Chen said.
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> The reason for enforcing users of public transport to wear masks is because proper social distancing cannot be properly implemented in such situations, Chen Shih-chung said.

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