But we could supply the entire country with fabric masks in like a week, even assuming there’s not already enough of them sitting around. People who sew live for this kind of thing.
… someone in the government would have to organise that …
This seems to not only be false in general, but definitely false in this case. I’ve read about a lot of people making masks.
Are you claiming that only governments could supply everyone with face masks (“in a week”)? I’m more in agreement with that, but I think governments could spur private parties to do it themselves just by making the suggestion too.
But we could supply the entire country with fabric masks in like a week, even assuming there’s not already enough of them sitting around. People who sew live for this kind of thing.
Yeah but someone in the government would have to organise that, and they would take the blame if even one tiny thing went wrong.
Telling people to wash their hands is very safe and requires no effort. It is also helpful advice because some people actually have poor hand hygiene.
This seems to not only be false in general, but definitely false in this case. I’ve read about a lot of people making masks.
Are you claiming that only governments could supply everyone with face masks (“in a week”)? I’m more in agreement with that, but I think governments could spur private parties to do it themselves just by making the suggestion too.