Mexico masking

[mindstalk]

Yesterday I tried counting, as I took a long walk. I estimate about 40% of people walking on the sidewalk were fully masking, nose covered. Error range... under 50%, higher than 25%. There were also more people with a mask, but at least partially pulled down. Also people at various food stalls but I skipped over them.

A lot of my counting was done in a park, so possibly people were more relaxed.

For the supermarket and transit, I would guess 95-98%, possibly depending on time of day and how crowded the bus is.

I have not yet tried counting mask types, but KN95s are very common. I've seen a lesser number of KF94s, or trifold style at any rate. Lots of surgicals too. True N95s are rare, though I did see someone else in a 3M Aura a couple weeks back.

Not everyone outside of east Asia is pretending that the pandemic is over.

On the medical front, so-so. My dermatologist wore a surgical mask badly, and her receptionist would put hers on when I came out of the exam room. The first dentists were wearing surgical. Window was open in both cases, no other measures. I asked a dentist online their measures, and got told about plastic barriers and lots of sterilization, no mention of ventilation or air purifier. But the dentist I saw today was wearing an N95 under a surgical ("for your protection", I don't think the surgical is needed but whatever), and did have an air purifier, as well as the usual window. She also has a one-patient office, unlike the first dentist with 3 operating chairs side by side.

Comments

[elusiveat]

Thank you. Our kid has been making noises about feeling like we are "weird" because she's the only kid at school who still masks, and it's useful to hear that there are still places where masking is a normal baseline.

[pianogurl330]

That's good to hear that there's more people out in the world masking up. I'm so tired of being one of the few at stores still masking.