Anecdotal, but consistent with other observations and common sense. Also check out Czechia at https://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/ https://91-divoc.c

Anecdotal, but consistent with other observations and common sense. Also check out Czechia at https://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/ https://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/. They have the lowest death rate of all listed countries, and they mobilized their population to rapidly make masks (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/czechs-get-to-work-making-masks-after-government-decree-coronavirus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/czechs-get-to-...) rather than CDC's absurd strategy of lying about mask effectiveness in an attempt to prevent shortages.