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No, I rarely put on my mask. I was staying with a friend at a quieter seaside village. Fortunately, the weather is much better there, and we could always eat outside with high 50s temperatures.
I only put on a mask if in a busy market. I had a PCR Covid test yesterday, and I am negative, so I did not pick up Covid in Italy (PCR test can detect Covid for 90 days). I did get a sore throat two days before departure for the US and then had two weeks of fatigue on my return (extreme jet lag I guess). My friend's doctor in Italy said to worry more about the flu than Covid at the time.
But airplanes are so packed.
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Airplanes are the worst repositories for respiratory viruses. Tightly confined spaces with limited air exchange and long exposure. It rings all the bells for getting infected: duration, distance, and viral load. Those who are immunosuppressed or older are at high risk. And, of course, Long Covid is a ever-present possibility, even with mild cases of Covid.