California governor Gavin Newsom's office issued a directive via masking that has everyone who reads it scratching their heads in confusion. It says both to not take off your mask, and to keep taking off your mask and putting it back on.
Going out to eat with members of your household this weekend? Don't forget to keep your mask on in between bites.
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) October 3, 2020
Do your part to keep those around you healthy. #SlowtheSpreadhttps://t.co/snYe5v55Rw pic.twitter.com/Y4fcDO5Zke
The graphic mentions that people are expected to "wear the mask in between bites," and shows a pictorial of exactly that, but it also says to minimize the amount of times you put your mask on and take it off.
In the first image, the diner is shown with mask on. Then they lower the mask to take a bite of their food. In the third and final image, they have the mask back on again.
Immediately after, the message tells the public to "minimize the number of times you take your mask off."
The state of California has started to allow restaurants to open in some counties with limited capacity, and have been encouraging people to dine "al fresco" whenever possible.
Debate still rages in California and all over the world about when it is and it's appropriate to wear a mask and take one's mask off.
Reactions on social media ranged from the amusement to shock to disgust:
Is this... real? Why do Californians vote for these people?
— Tree (@Tree17891) October 6, 2020
Increasing the number of times you touch your face, constantly removing mask each time you take a bite? Any calculations done on how many “bites” each individual takes in a meal and therefore how many hand-to-face contacts that will mean? Presume that has been risk-assessed?
— Martin Dennison (@MartinLDennison) October 3, 2020
Hi, CA resident here. I have no problem wearing a mask. I’ll do it in the grocery store. Hell I’ll gladly wear it at the gym. But if I’m at a table with my family and appropriately distanced from others THERE’S NO CHANCE IN HELL I’M WEARING A MASK BETWEEN BITES. YOU’RE INSANE!
— Billando (@Billando) October 6, 2020
This is the latest in a series of the California government making a series of baffling moves.
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