I read an article back in March in the local paper. I was kind of surprised when they called to confirm the appointment and they didn't give me "entry instructions," but thought at the time maybe they just assumed everybody knew. But when I got there no signs or anything outside, however I was the only one there so then I thought maybe they were just scheduling everybody well apart, but when I got into the building, the receptionist wasn't wearing a mask and you can see into the hallway from her counter area...no masks on anybody back there. (and no lexan over the opening either, which I am getting used to everywere).
Maybe that article was about another vet, I don't know now, but still kind of surprising even in this rural, not too affected, but maga-heavy area. I say not too affected but we went from less than 100 cases to over 800 in one month and doubled our (thankfully) small death rate. I put on the masks when we hit 1 or 2 hundred, wasn't too worried about it until then - and I know we aren't infected yet since we are normally isolated and basically homebound, but it was getting time to help shame the other locals and just join the rest of the sane world.
an interesting observation about the types of masks - we are in the middle of the household getting rabies vaccinations and we have to get them at the local hospital. they have a check in desk set up outside the building where a person does a temp check and asks about any symptoms, gives you a little sticker to wear and hands out masks if you don't have one. she gave us disposable surgical ones and said they were better than the cloth ones we had on...so that issue is still kind of in the air in terms of efficacy I guess. 
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