As one that hasn’t viewed flying as substantially more dangerous than daily life (I mean, I enter a fairly crowded Walmart at times), this doesn’t surprise me. A mere 0.023% chance of catching COVID from every indoor encounter are odds I’d happily take. There is often a massive difference between perceived and actual risk.
You’ll continue to see me on a plane over the coming months.
Hyatt’s Earnings Announced: Staggering Losses & Revenue Per Room Down 89% – Miles to Memories
I knew hotels were in for an ugly quarter, but I really didn’t think it would be this ugly. At least Hyatt has a chunk of cash left on hand to keep weathering the storm.
DUTCH GOVERNMENT REJECTS FACE MASKS, WARNS THEY MAY EVEN BE HARMFUL – Live and Let’s Fly
Now I’ve gone and added a second potentially counter-point post in the same roundup. For shame. Just not mask shame. Quote of quote in the piece:
“Face masks in public places are not necessary, based on all the current evidence. There is no benefit and there may even be negative impact.”
If Europe is responding oh-so-much better than we are here in the States, then why this choice? Give it a read. The Dutch have their response boiled down to a handful of easy, key, logical things, and I like it.
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Check out the other recent roundup if you haven’t already. Feel free to comment here if you find other interesting points, miles, or travel stories!
I’m tired of them, of course, but they definitely work. Need to be changed regularly. Basically, we need to read and follow the instructions. Something that nobody likes to do.
While I disagree fervently on your decision to fly for fun amidst a pandemic and your premise that you already take risks so why not take more is Ill conceived, that’s ultimately your decision. On the headline, I’d expected better.
I’ll take the critique on the headline. Thanks for reading, as always.
Your post title is misleading and is clickbait.
Key thing is that masks may not work and be harmful’ if one is outdoors.
Masks are helpful when social distancing is NOT possible, which is why they are required in public transport.
It is true that airplanes have good filters for keeping the air in airplane clean. I do not know how many people have caught COVID on a plane, but they can’t be many.
However, the filter will do nothing for you if you have an infected person right next to you coughing, while not wearing a mask.
As the conclusion from Live and Lets fly says, wearing a mask is a second non-invasive form of protection for others.
Sadly, America are NOT social distancing, and ignoring that masks are a tool used to reduce the transmission rates.
So yes, Europe is doing way better.
True. You will always run the risk of someone sitting next to you. But like I said, I end up next to people in other places on a weekly basis as well.
In terms of the mask issue, I just wanted to highlight it. I always like counter takes, like Sweden bucking the global trend and faring fine. Wearing a mask indoors most places is something I do. What I don’t like are mandates some places that you wear one everywhere, including outside with no one around.
Counter takes are fine, but as others have said, your headline, and even “quoting” the quote spreads misinformation. I haven’t heard one medical expert or front line worker agreeing that masks don’t work and/or are harmful. you may not like the mandate, but wearing a mask to save someone else from getting covid isn’t that much to ask.