From Mock Paper Scissors:
As we say here, we might be done with the pandemic, but the Trump-Virus ain't done with us:
"The number of attendees who have tested positive for the coronavirusafterlast weekend's Gridiron dinner has risen to 67, organizers say, including Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who became the third member of Biden's Cabinet in attendance who was infected."
The subhead of the article says that "More than 10 percent of attendees of Gridiron dinner have been infected with the virus." And as is typical for D.C., the WaPo didn't include the health status of anyone who worked the event. I guess the invisible are truly invisible.
As the Gridiron dinner was announced and the society pages at Der Tiger Beat auf dem Potomac filled with stories of who was going, tuxedo rentals, the bon mots of the guests, I kept wondering if it was going to turn into a super spreader event, and lo! it has.
Look, I get it. I've been hunkered down since March 13, 2020, and so going on 3 years without dining out, going to a concert, no travel, doing much of anything in public has been a chore and always a gamble after assessing the odds. But even a nobody like me, I knew that this thing was not going to end well, and I wondered why the connected and powerful didn't see it.
Anyway, this is now an object-lesson for the rest of us. Keep following protocols. Stay safe.
I'm not someone from the United States but I can tell you that many people are still wearing masks now, including me. So you are not alone.
I think the reason the no-mask situation is more prominent in your place is because the culture is different. People in United States seem to be taught that only patients need to wear masks. Therefore, it is less likely for people to see mask as a protection.
It is hard to change them, but don't let them change you. If you think it works, wear them.