Letter to the Editor: Better to get off the bus
WITH reference to the wearing of face masks on buses, I had a sobering experience last October.
A person seated behind me was coughing in a disgusting way and the bus was too full for me to move. A couple of days later I went down with norovirus symptoms.
I urge anyone who is not comfortable with the situation on a bus to get off and wait for the next one.
My opinion is that wearing a mask is of little protection to yourself, but is a valuable way to protect other people.
A mask does not stop myriad virus particles going into the eyes, from where the tear ducts can carry them into the throat.
RICHARD DURRANT
Strand Street, Poole
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