Thanks for sharing. It's interesting to read what's happening in other places.
Stay safe!
Stay safe!
Not really. The issue isn't mask usage (this is wholly unscientific and just virtue signalling; no government on earth has provided/mandated full surgical mask compliance), it's the natural seasonality of ILI.JJMt said:
I think that's part of it. In addition, another factor may be that people in rural areas got complacent. When it didn't hit here as hard at first, most people around here bought into the line that it's simply a Democrat conspiracy (and I'm saying that as a Republican) or an unwarranted infringement on their Constitutional rights. At my church, which is fairly large for the area, it's back to full attendance and no one wears a mask. At most stores (other than Walmart for some reason), literally no one will be wearing a mask.
I wonder if the government had tried to persuade, rather than force, people to wear masks if it would have made any difference?