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But masks were commonly worn in public in Asia by people with a cold or flu before covid - they already had a market for masks before the pandemic and manufactu
by Taniwha 5y ago
But masks were commonly worn in public in Asia by people with a cold or flu before covid - they already had a market for masks before the pandemic and manufacturers filling it
- ulfw 5y agoYes but a tiny one. 1 or 2% of the population wearing a mask for a week isn't quite the same as 100% of the population wearing one for years (e.g. in Singapore or Hong Kong).
- Taniwha 5y agoNot my point - Chinese mask manufacturers had an existing market to fill, they already new how to make them, all they had to do was to scale their manufacture which the govt helped them do because they knew it was important - not so much in the west
- fomine3 5y agoPerhaps 4 month for 15% of people, in Japan. It's different scale but not very small.