That’s right: We’re not wearing masks, and despite what you may have heard, including from some of our most trusted medical authorities, you absolutely should be. Doctors, nurses, delivery drivers, store clerks: Everyone has all the masks they need, and public health campaigns to teach them how to mask properly. As for us: Western public health authorities aren’t just failing to advise people to wear masks. This is the World Health Organization saying that you “do not need to wear a mask.” And here’s a particularly regrettable Tweet from the U.S. Which is why, if we can return to Taiwan for a second, they have this crazy public health policy called “teach people how to wear masks.”Okay, so maybe I’ve convinced you to wear a mask.

Source: National Post April 02, 2020 10:52 UTC