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Capture — if you’re well
evidence/2020/if-youre-well/source.md
From Can’t Explain Raw capture
Capture — if you’re well
- Claim filed (July): Wear a face covering (cloth, scarf, surgical) in public to stop the spread.
- Claim filed (March): If you’re well and not caring for a COVID patient, you probably do not need a mask.
- Who: ABC Health (March); Daniel Andrews / Victorian mandate (July)
- URLs:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-03-25/coronavirus-covid-19-face-mask-surgical-mask-protection/12088314
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/face-masks-compulsory-in-melbourne-as-covid-19-fight-intensifies/12484876 - Dates: 25 March 2020; 23 July 2020
- Captured: 2026-08-14
March — ABC Health
If you're well, and are not caring for a person with COVID-19, the answer is probably no.
Headline: “Face masks not recommended for healthy individuals.” Healthy people “aren't recommended” respirators either.
July — same city, cloth or a scarf
Almost everyone in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire now needs to wear a face covering when in public, or face a $200 fine.
Premier Daniel Andrews on Thursday said he was "deeply grateful" to Victorians who were wearing masks, staying at home and "making sacrifices" to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Whether they're blue surgical masks, patterned cloth masks or a scarf
Healthdirect, later: cloth masks give “the least protection” from droplets and aerosols, “but they can still help stop the spread of disease.” (healthdirect-masks.html)
What this file does not do
It does not file “masks never worked.” It files the slide from “probably no” (if well) to a $200 fine for a scarf, four months later, under the same verb: stop the spread.