This entire site is an argumentative fallacy. There are many other factors involved in the spreading of viruses. Masks are not going to solve the problem and forcing people to start wearing masks isn't going to make people believe that it is a solution.
Show HN: Japan's mask culture saves lives. The West needs to adopt mask culture
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#42Singapore does not have a mask wearing culture. Neither has it told everyone to stay home. But it has closed borders n pubs.
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#43Singapore should not be circled. Singapore haven't distributed masks, they don't mandate masks, they only encourage masks for sick/hospital, and NYT said on Mar 13 "most... do not wear masks out, because the government has told them it’s not needed".
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#44Why is this flagged? Please look at the data (at link).
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#45Isn't this the epitome of causation vs correlation? I'm not saying masks don't help, but this site doesn't say or link to why masks are the way. For example, Japan has over double the population of SK, yet SK has ~9x more cases. Yet both are "high mask-wearing culture". And of course, China, which is "medium", breaks this model heavily. Masks didn't help. Lockdowns helped.
No, masks just help. Masks are so helpful that medical workers all need masks before the general public gets any. I am being completely sincere here.
After medical workers, cashiers, delivery people & others who must be in contact with the public have plenty of appropriate personal protective equipment, then the only way to restart the economy may be to spread that equipment to people in other lines of work.