Conavirus......

[iris lilies]

I think if you drill down to the fine print of the KC order, you will find that the masks-indoors clause says:

“All Kansas Citians must wear a face covering or mask while indoors in any room, partition, or area where someone from another household is present.“


So it doesn’t appear that you need to wear a mask in your home to be in the same room with your spouse.

Doesn’t make as fun a headline though.

Ah, thank you for finding the sense of the order.

[happystuff]

Here's a scenario. Spouse #1 lives in Nevada and is retired, over 60 and thus higher risk. Spouse #2 works in California and stays there overnights, returning to Nevada periodically to visit Spouse #1. Should the spouses wear masks around each other at home to protect Spouse #1?

What if Spouse #1 engages in high risk activities with friends such as hosting indoor card games and going out to eat in restaurants? In that case does Spouse #1 still need to be protected from Spouse #2?

Number 1, it is irresponsible for spouse 1 to be engaging in high risk activities if spouse 2 is a high risk - maybe they need to examine their relationship.

I have a sibling with an extremely high risk spouse and there was a point where there was a possibility of positive covid, so they masked in the same house and also social distanced in the same house until it was confirmed both did not have covid. Again, the idea is to keep not only yourself safe, but also others.

[bae]

Here's a scenario.

Don't be foolish.

[bae]

Practically speaking, I think it's unlikely for spouses in their own homes to mask up.

I have known some couples to do so, when one spouse had to travel for essential reasons. Typically they have in-home quarantined separately from their spouse, and used a mask when traversing common spaces and observed distancing.

Then again, my friends tend to be scientists, engineers, or medical professionals...

[ApatheticNoMore]

I see my boyfriend without a mask and we don't live in the same house. don't like it? too bad.

[Teacher Terry]

Y is talking about us. My husband worked in California outside for 3 weeks. I did eat at outside restaurants and play cards with 2 others inside for a few months this summer when cases were down with 2 retired friends. When numbers increased we all went into lockdown again. Considering that my friend that was dead in days of getting the virus totally isolated for 8 months except for a occasional grocery trip I am glad I had a little fun in case I die. His wife said that they didn’t even think about having groceries delivered but is now. My friend didn’t see his kids or grandchildren for that entire time. Obviously based on Y’s moral judgement he deserved to die for going to the grocery store.

[bae]

I see my boyfriend without a mask and we don't live in the same house. don't like it? too bad.

I see my girlfriend without a mask as well, and we don't live in the same household. Heck, she even lives on a different islands.

However, we *have* joined our houses together as a virtual pod, and don't interact with other people in unsafe ways. So it is in essence as if we lived in one home, it's just that the hallway between our different parts of the house involves 10 miles of ocean to cross.

There is some discussion and guidance in the literature about constructing pods...

[iris lilies]

Y is talking about us. My husband worked in California outside for 3 weeks. I did eat at outside restaurants and play cards with 2 others inside for a few months this summer when cases were down with 2 retired friends. When numbers increased we all went into lockdown again. Considering that my friend that was dead in days of getting the virus totally isolated for 8 months except for a occasional grocery trip I am glad I had a little fun in case I die. His wife said that they didn’t even think about having groceries delivered but is now. My friend didn’t see his kids or grandchildren for that entire time. Obviously based on Y’s moral judgement he deserved to die for going to the grocery store.

How did he get it do,you suppose? These tales are so harrowing of people who are careful.

[Yppej]

I am always suspicious of people who say they only go to the grocery store. Have you been walking there for 9 months? Or did you go to the gas station too? The pharmacy? The post office? The doctor's or dentist's office? People downplay what they do.

[Teacher Terry]

IL I have known this couple for years. He must have gotten it at the grocery store or getting gas. Ironically he went there because his wife took too much time and he was faster at getting in and out. He was protecting her. She got it also but it barely affected her.