Mine is a slightly different story. Last week I needed to go to an opticians along Tomb of the Kings Road but as they were busy inside I waited on one of the plastic chairs left outside in the shade with my mask hanging off one ear. There was one other chair a meter or so away but in bright sunshine. About a minute went by and another man approached (also with a mask hanging off one ear) and went to sit on the second chair in the blazing sun. I told him he couldn't sit there and to move the chair next to me in the shade where there was just about enough space next to me. We started talking and from his accent I could tell he was American, we discussed how long we had lived here, me almost 20 years and him a little less, then after a brief spell he said "this really is bull sh it isn't it?". I knew exactly what he meant and wholeheartedly agreed with him but said I would put it in stronger language, so then for a few minutes we exchanged our similar opinions but had to end there as the assistant appeared to deal with me so for about 5 minutes I had to be compliant and fix my mask round my other year thinking to myself how bloody pointless this all is!

If, American man, you happen to read this please get in touch by posting, I'd like to continue our chat, we seem to be just two of a sensible minority left in Cyprus.

mimogs - Old Twister is the person who supports herd immunity - one of his recent comments below:

''Rubbish! A mask that doesn't do it's job properly just gives an unjustified sense of security. Anyway, only vulnerable and vulnerable older people should be wearing masks, all others should not. The world needs to get some more people infected to produce herd immunity''.

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It always seems that the ones who are pro tory, brexit, anti vaxers and are against wearing masks are the same selfish types commonly known as gammon;

Does a person has to have all those requisites in order to belong to this exclusive group?
If so, a very elite group consisting of very few members.

It always seems that the ones who are pro tory, brexit, anti vaxers and are against wearing masks are the same selfish types commonly known as gammon;

We are in a Novel SARS 2 Covid 19 pandemic that we as human beings have no antibodies to That should never have been allowed to have got out of China

From the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
The novel coronavirus is the virus that can cause the disease known as COVID-19. The virus is spread through human-to-human transmission. Coughing and sneezing spreads small droplets. Someone else can breathe them in and become infected. The droplets can also be transmitted through hand contact, for example if someone touches their nose or face and then shakes hands.

https://www.rivm.nl/en/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/virus-sars-cov-2

I agree with you that the virus should never have got out of China (either accidentally or deliberately), but we now know that it is not a Novel virus and you are clearly wrong in your statement about antibodies. If you watch the following video you will learn something you are obviously not aware of including the fact that you probably have protective Coronavirus antibodies donated to you by your dog (if you have one). As in the previous video I posted this video confirms it's all about T cells. People should really get things into perspective, the chance of being within a mile from somebody carrying Covid is infinitesimal let alone being within 2 meters of them! You are more at risk of having a road accident, does that stop you going out in your car.

I have done my best to maintain a strong immune system including never having the 'flu jab which has been confirmed to alter the immune system and more recently has been shown to make an attack of Covid19 more serious than it would have been. But that is another story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3_wSU1 ... C_cPzHHozc

I'm afraid we will just have to agree to disagree. The figures you give, 80%, 15% & 5% I have no argument with and the sooner we get there the better for everybody especially the infirm and vulnerable. For up to 80% to be infected, hopefully mildly, that is called herd immunity - something I've been suggesting all along. There is surely no other way of killing of the virus's transmission especially as any 'safe' and lasting vaccine seems to be so far away. As I've posted before all vulnerable people need to protect themselves while younger people go back to work, school or any other way to carry on with their lives until that 80% (or maybe less) has been achieved and the economy can really begin to recover.

Information is moving at speed as more and more is learned

It,s hard to keep up ...so much us happening so quickly

But my main concern right now

Is people not wearing masks in mandatory enclosed places
Like the kiosk in Peyia

So back to topic.

https://medium.com/@vernunftundrichtigkeit/coronavirus-why-everyone-was-wrong-fce6db5ba809

From me just a final article which I found informative and very good reading.

Sorry I gave up when he said that the SARS 2 covid 19 virus is a simple flu virus
And that it had gone away during the summer as it was a winter flu virus!

Well ask France, Spain, Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Texas, California, etc etc etc

About their summer rise in infections !

Perhaps you will be kind enough to highlight in the piece where it is that what you say is quoted. I can find nothing that you say is there!

Part 1. New novel virus...last paragraph