That's me officially exempt....

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Stewards at Links Park just letting people chose for themselves tonight, saw a couple of masks but vast majority including myself and pals not wearing.
I wonder if Dundee are going to carry on trying to enforce this because sheet of rules I got with my Forfar ticket still saying facemasks must be worn within the stadium.

The wearing of face masks since 10th July 2020 has not stopped the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The only way that it will stopped is if people’s temperature is taken before they enter a shop, football ground or any building. If their temperature is above a certain level they should barred from entering and told to get a PCR test.
My wife goes to a podiatrist in Dundee which since things reopened in July 2020 has been taking their clients temperature as they enter the building. If it is above a certain temperature they are advised to go to Kings Cross Hospital and get a PCR test.

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The wearing of face masks since 10th July 2020 has not stopped the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The only way that it will stopped is if people’s temperature is taken before they enter a shop, football ground or any building. If their temperature is above a certain level they should barred from entering and told to get a PCR test.
My wife goes to a podiatrist in Dundee which since things reopened in July 2020 has been taking their clients temperature as they enter the building. If it is above a certain temperature they are advised to go to Kings Cross Hospital and get a PCR test.

Taking someone's temperature is even less effective at stopping the spread of Covid than wearing face masks.

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Taking someone's temperature is even less effective at stopping the spread of Covid than wearing face masks.

How do you work that out.
Please explain in full

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How do you work that out.
Please explain in full

Masks are preventative and temperature checking is monitoring.

Masks at least form a physical barrier of sorts to infection, albeit that we agree a fairly ineffective barrier it's something at least and the theory is sound. Taking your temperature doesn't form any kind of physical barrier to the spread of infection but simply monitors for the virus after it's taken hold.

Putting a physical barrier in place is a preventative measure because the idea is that the spread of the virus is physically slowed or stopped. Taking temperature can't prevent the spread. A suitable analogy would be a seat belt - wearing a seat belt is a physical barrier to the potential of serious injury in the event of an accident. If you have the accident first and the doctor looks at you and says 'you've broken your leg' it's too late and it's just a monitor of the result of the accident.

By the time someone's temperature is elevated, assuming it's due to Covid-19 and not just a throat infection or the like, they already have the virus - again, temperature checking is a monitoring device and not a preventive one. It's too late by the time this is picked up and the infected person is already spreading. If you've had the accident without the seat belt you're in hospital with your leg in traction.

So, by the time Mrs. Islay has gone into the podiatrist's entrance to have her temperature taken she might have already spread infection, if we're to believe that the virus spreads as readily as it does, and will continue to do so until she reaches her point of self isolation.

She might also have a streptococcal infection and could end up in self isolation for a week rather than just gargling salt water and getting on with her life.