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| At HNL baggage claim, not a mask in sight |
Departing from San Francisco yesterday, I noticed that about 10% of the people in the terminal were wearing masks. Those so outfitted were all from Asia.
No one in Honolulu was masked. Possible explanations:
Travelers were not afraid of the coronavirus, since the number of cases in the U.S. is very small and traceable to people who've traveled to China.They have trust in the health and immigration authorities to ring-fence the contagion. They're stupid and unaware of the magnitude of the problem.They're smart and have read the articles on the limited effectiveness of masks.
An old truth: if one has no knowledge or a lot of knowledge, one does not panic. If one has a little knowledge, well,...
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