Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:37pm
No need to apologise. I don't agree with your opinion, but I respect it.
If you are so far away from anyone that you have absolutely no chance of passing on the virus, I would think there is no need to wear a mask, but I don't make the rules, so who knows? It would seem pointless to wear one if this is the case.
Regarding people who seem not to be in the best of health, maybe they have notes from their doctors which make them exempt from having to wear a mask?
I have mild asthma, and my doctor has told me that he will write me a note if I need one - I didn't ask for one, he offered. While I can, I'll carry on without a note but I will certainly get one if I really need it. I agree, the heat makes breathing difficult, but I can manage at the moment.
Based on what I've been told, any doctor will issue an exemption note, providing they believe the reason for issuing one is genuine.
I'm sure there are some police who will take advantage of the situation, but many more who won't. I have found that many of their decisions are based on the attitudes and reactions of those who appear to be flouting the law - this is just my experience, though.
I have no idea whether there actually is an abuse of power by the police. Not having read about it, heard about it, or experienced it with regard to this particular matter, I can only speak as I find, which is that the police have been fair as far as I have seen.
I don't know how many non Covid related health issues have gone by the wayside because people haven't wanted to visit a hospital to have them addressed, but I know that hospitals have been encouraging anyone with other health issues to go to A&E, as usual. I appreciate that may have been difficult to do when the virus first took hold, and may be difficult again if the spread isn't contained.
Many A&E departments have been like ghost towns in recent months because of the reluctance of people to visit them, but they were still open for business.