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Well, yes.
I would argue that the quality of the mask matters a lot more than how many you're using.
A neck gaiter is more or less pointless. But I suppose it would do a good job of keeping the proper one in place. 
I suspect this is just another symptom of, "We must show we take this serious", and thereby succeeding in the opposite.
<edit>Reading the article a second time shows that they know this, Quote: “One layering strategy is to use a cloth mask that has multiple layers of fabric. Another strategy is to wear two masks or a ‘double mask,’”
“Two of the disposable masks will not improve fit,”
it's all about single layer cloth masks being basically useless.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: it's all about single layer cloth masks being basically useless.
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*Spreading Fake-News.
I'm fairly sure this is grounds for being booted from CP and from all other Social Media.
This is strike zero against you and the next one will result in all your Internet privileges being removed. 
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Probably just as well.
I was writing a long post about antivaxxers on one side and lockdown loonies on the other, until realizing that I might just actually get removed.
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No, no - he's been misinterpreted.
One mask covers your face, the other your ass.
Simples!
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That would lead to muffled speech for a lot of politicians. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I just stopped breathing altogether. Much simpler.
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If it was such a great idea, can someone explain to me why surgeons haven't been doing that in operating rooms since, well...forever?
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Because surgeons wear proper masks, not homemade or fashionable ones made of cloth.
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So you're suggesting we've been provided with "improper" masks all along? Where do you get yours?
I have an acquaintance working as a surgeon's assistant in an ER, and he's been my supplier. I can't tell these masks apart from those most people are wearing (and are now being told to double and triple).
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I don't know where I get mine, because my wife bought them. 
They look like surgical masks but may not be N95 rated. But they certainly seem to be better than cloth masks.
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The little earloop blue surgical masks are not rated for viruses. They're bacteria-catchers.
And the study showed that the only ones in the surgical suite who actually need to wear them are the folks leaning over the patient. More anti-drool than anything else.
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Sander Rossel wrote: I wouldn't even be surprised if some people actually did it if the government farcebook or twatter said so
FTFY
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government, facebook, twitter? Is there a difference?
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Yeah, government laws apply even if your IQ is larger than your shoe size ...
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Only because they apply, doesn't means that more people will follow them  
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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But if your bank balance exceeds the cube of the result of your IQ multiplied by your shoe size then government laws start to apply less and less.
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Being based in the UK you will also know that Ofcom clamps down on any mainstream media outlets questioning the government narrative.
Which is why the BBC has not been asking any questions.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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This virus is like a bad programmer. Just uses copy and paste all over the place.... 
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: Just uses copy and paste all over the place
Sometimes it pastes as plain text and sometimes it pastes with merge formatting and then we have a new strain.
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I would call that a bug
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I was originally joking, but after a little research ...
Doctor says coronavirus could be spreading through farts – but experts aren’t so sure – The Sun[^]
This is the Scum, though, so the quality of anything that doesn't involved silicon enhanced ladies chests is pretty dodgy at the best of times.
But if Covid is present in pooh - and it certainly is at least some of the time - then passing gas butt-naked is probably a bad idea. Underwear and suchlike should trap it though.
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Luckily, walking around butt naked is already restricted in most countries.
BTW, the quality of silicone enhanced ladies is also up for discussion.
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Slacker007 wrote: I personally, think this is stupid, and we are now just being silly.
You, personally, aren't thinking.
The masks help; not to save you, but others. Sneeze in one and taste the proof.
In any infected individual, lots of copies of the virus. More copies, more faults during copying. Meaning the more hosts, the faster its evolution. And that happening in everyone infected. Can't have that.
In ten years it'd be worse than polio and the plague combined. There's too many hosts and we need to reduce that. Or live the fermi paradox.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
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