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I am not arguing against wearing masks but your masks/no-masks graphic at the top does not show the full story. I don't know why you consider China to be a non

I am not arguing against wearing masks but your masks/no-masks graphic at the top does not show the full story. I don't know why you consider China to be a non-mask wearing culture. There is plenty of evidence China is a mask wearing culture. Below [1] are articles from before 2015 about mask wearing in China. Anecdotally I have plenty of Chinese national friends and colleagues who wear masks. As far as your mask wearing group goes, South Korea's trajectory is much like Western countries, which will also level off eventually. Hong Kong and Singapore are city states and are not comparable with large countries. Evidence China is a mask wearing culture before 2015 (an arbitrary date to ensure no COVID-19 related articles): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/10/pollutionwatch-air-pollution-face-masks-protection https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/10/pollutio... https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/world/asia/in-china-sun-protection-can-include-a-mask.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/world/asia/in-china-sun-p... https://qz.com/299003/a-quick-history-of-why-asians-wear-surgical-masks-in-public/ https://qz.com/299003/a-quick-history-of-why-asians-wear-sur... https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090916/best-swine-flu-mask-n95-respirator#1 https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090916/best-swine-...

oefrha 7y ago
The graph shows first 4 weeks only. That means the early stage of infection in China when the virus basically spread unhindered; if you extend the curve to after emergency was declared nationally then you would absolutely see the effect of masks. Edit: First 4 weeks after the 100th case actually. But the numbers are clearly delayed and reflect transmission that happened much earlier, and you can already see the curve leveling off in the graph.
gilbetron 7y ago
The graphic seems a bit misleading, but China, Malaysia, and India seem to be deliberately not circled, meaning they are considered Mask wearing, or at least not "No masks". It could be more clearly presented, though.

oefrha 7y ago

The graph shows first 4 weeks only. That means the early stage of infection in China when the virus basically spread unhindered; if you extend the curve to after emergency was declared nationally then you would absolutely see the effect of masks. Edit: First 4 weeks after the 100th case actually. But the numbers are clearly delayed and reflect transmission that happened much earlier, and you can already see the curve leveling off in the graph.

gilbetron 7y ago

The graphic seems a bit misleading, but China, Malaysia, and India seem to be deliberately not circled, meaning they are considered Mask wearing, or at least not "No masks". It could be more clearly presented, though.