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As a counterexample: New Zealand, minimal infections and deaths, and minimal mask wearing. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-
by logicchains 6y ago
As a counterexample: New Zealand, minimal infections and deaths, and minimal mask wearing. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-health-advice-general-public/covid-19-use-face-masks-community https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/...
"Healthy people in the community are not currently required to wear a face mask for protection from COVID-19 in New Zealand. In our current environment, the potential benefits of requiring masks to be worn by all healthy people in the community are not felt to outweigh the potential risks."
- ThePowerOfFuet 6y agoBecause nobody's coming in, at all.
- monoideism 6y agoYes, because New Zealand has such a low transmission rate they can carefully track and isolate new cases. Because there's such a low rate, they don't need masks. When it's everywhere, like in the US, we don't have that option. Masks are one of few mitigations available to us.
- DarthGhandi 6y agoWhat's the average population density in NZ vs all those other places? Anecdotally I'd say a small fraction.
- throwaheyy 6y agoSeriously? This is because they DID wear masks and comply with lockdowns and quarantine — to the point of getting rid of Covid. The US can’t even get past square one.