Isn't it amazing how selfish some people are, particularly over the issue of wearing masks to prevent the spread of the Corona virus in the USA. At the time of writing that country is experiencing infection rates of over 50,000 new cases per day, for a sophisticated, first-world country with an advanced health-care system that's a scandal. Against this backdrop we have people in Florida and Texas and many other states protesting AGAINST the measure of wearing a face covering in public spaces, despite clear scientific advice and evidence that such coverings help to limit the spread of the deadly virus. We see placards saying things like "My body, my choice", well yes, but what about the choice of the person you're going to infect not to potentially die from Covid-19?
I'm not sure what's at the root of this apparent suicidal selfishness, is it a lack of education, misguided contrarianism or simply that a large swath of the US population has lost "faith" in science? Whatever the causes it's a very worrying scenario for the whole world, the USA has one of the most mobile populations on the planet, long distance air travel was invented there and despite the recession there's still plenty of disposable income for holidaying sloshing around on that continent. It means that the USA could become the "incubation chamber" for this disease and just when the rest of the world has it under control, it emerges again nucleated by countless American tourists who feel that they don't have to obey rules or guidelines in the countries they visit, because they're "free".
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