California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office urged state residents on Oct. 3 to wear face masks “in between bites” if they dine out at restaurants, as part of measures to curb the transmission of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus.
“Wearing a mask or cloth face covering can slow the spread of COVID-19 by limiting the release of virus into the air,” the state’s COVID-19 guidance reads. “It also reinforces physical distancing, and shows you care about the health of others.”
Indoor dining has resumed in a number of California counties. On Sept. 30, indoor dining was allowed in San Francisco at 25 percent capacity.
The CDC advises people to carefully remove their masks at home, ensuring that they don’t touch their eyes, nose, and mouth when doing so. The agency also recommends washing hands immediately afterward.
“Increasing the number of times you touch your face, constantly removing mask each time you take a bite? Any calculations done on how many ‘bites’ each individual takes in a meal and therefore how many hand-to-face contacts that will mean? Presume that has been risk-assessed?” another wrote in response to the post.
“I’m very confused by this tweet,” wrote another. “The image suggests you should only take your mask off once when you begin a meal but the text suggests you should put it back on between bites.”
The Epoch Times reached out to the governor’s office for clarification on the Oct. 3 post, but didn’t immediately hear back.
