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China is Running out of Masks
Yet wearing a mask has become mandatory
The viral epidemic sweeping China is continuing to infect more people, yet preventative care is becoming harder and harder to find.
I saw the true scale of the infection yesterday when I had to have an operation on my finger.
Every square inch of floor space in the hospital was crammed with beds, everyone suffering the same illness. It was truly horrifying, although not quite as horrifying as an operation without aesthetic, but I digress.
Running Low
Today I had to go back out to hospital to have my wound re-dressed, and in doing so had to use my 6th remaining mask.
I now have 5 left, and am panicking about running out before my treatment is finished.
If I don’t finish treatment of my surgery wound, I risk the infection coming back and losing the finger.
Where are the masks?
Masks have run out across China, and so has Dettol (hand disinfectant). The government is enforcing a mandatory mask law during the days of high infection risk, so…
