Covid mask wearing protocol

[H2ODoc]

In reading up on this Cozumel/Mask situation, it strikes me that Coz isn't that much different than the US. Most are "compliant", some aren't. What percentage are/aren't? Totally subjective.

I'm not in the aggressive MASKS! MASKS! MASKS! camp, but no matter what the vendors/restauranteurs/dive shop/retailers wear, I'm totally going to wear a mask with the exception of:

a) being underwater
b) being far from others - at the pool, at the beach, in my bed sleeping

It's just manners and respect. Respect for the people of Cozumel that tolerate us visitors, year after year.

 

[MMM]

In reading up on this Cozumel/Mask situation, it strikes me that Coz isn't that much different than the US. Most are "compliant", some aren't. What percentage are/aren't? Totally subjective.

I'm not in the aggressive MASKS! MASKS! MASKS! camp, but no matter what the vendors/restauranteurs/dive shop/retailers wear, I'm totally going to wear a mask with the exception of:

a) being underwater
b) being far from others - at the pool, at the beach, in my bed sleeping

It's just manners and respect. Respect for the people of Cozumel that tolerate us visitors, year after year.

To say nothing of the rules in a foreign country. I have been trying to find the recent news story where the governor declared the latest rules. It's in Spanish, but if I can find a link, I will post nonetheless. Just in case anyone thought this was optional.

 

[flyboy08]

Chuck, my wife and I just returned from a 2 week dive trip in Coz and from what we experienced the local population and tourists both do not wear masks as they should. You live there and you must see what we did. Mask wearing is pretty much no different between locals and tourists. They wear them where they absolutely must in grocery stores but outside in the fresh air it is a free-for-all for both. In fact, tourists were wearing masks outside in public at a higher percentage than locals.

The vendors and barkers could care less about Covid as far as I could see. Most had their masks pulled down under their chins as they chat and hang with their other non-mask-wearing locals while they bark at everyone to come in and shop their stores. We even had one say "No mask necessary, come in" while we were wearing our masks. WTF is that about?

The only thing those junk vendors (who have been stripped of the cruise ship crowd they were used to screwing on a daily basis) are learning is divers are here, we are populating the island as tourists, and our $ goes to our accommodations, our dive ops, the restaurants we frequent and the few, select quality stores we have shopped for years.

You must of been on a different island than us? Everyone we encountered wore masks..and the Square isn’t the best of places to hang out...unless your dining at Casa Dennis!

 

[Curious_George]

You must of been on a different island than us? Everyone we encountered wore masks.

Funny. I too saw most locals trying their best to be safe. If the "junk" vendors on the island I went to were "screwing" tourists, it hasn’t gotten them very far. I just don’t understand the hatred and unhappiness displayed in the earlier post.

And besides, what’s the harm in giving a couple extra pesos to someone who is at least working to make ends meet? Beats giving money to the panhandlers at every stoplight in the US.

 

[ReefHound]

With all due respect, the original question was about mask wearing in Mexico. This is the Cozumel forum. Dr. Fauci comments are really off topic.

I think what the "experts" are saying about the virus and taking precautions is relevant. You have the name of a prominant Mexican "expert" that we all know and can use?

 

[ChuckP]

I think what the "experts" are saying about the virus and taking precautions is relevant. You have the name of a prominant Mexican "expert" that we all know and can use?

It doesn't matter what any expert says - the expert you need to worry about here in Cozumel, is Pedro, you do what Pedro says or stay on your side of the border period. The rules here aren't open to debate.

 

[ggunn]

Your description is the polar opposite of what we experienced and observed the 2nd and 3rd weeks of October.
We stayed in a downtown Airbnb.

If you don't quote what they said we don't know with what or whom you are disagreeing.

 

[ReefHound]

It doesn't matter what any expert says - the expert you need to worry about here in Cozumel, is Pedro, you do what Pedro says or stay on your side of the border period. The rules here aren't open to debate.

Is that a particular Pedro or will any Pedro do in a pinch?

 

[Snoweman]

Two more pages and we go back to page nine.

 

[Curious_George]

Cozumel Mayor announced “curfew” over Covid-19

This Pedro.

ETA: thanks to the miracle of google.