You know what?
I'm really pissed.
I listen to a lot of opinions voiced by real scientists and here are some true facts:
- masks are only useful in closed environments, or only when someone sneezes/cough in your direction.
- the virus can also enter your organism via your eyes so in the above situations you can get sick even with a mask.
- you don't need to constantly wear a mask outside as long as you make sure nobody sneezes or cough in your direction, hence the recommended distance to observe. Personally, I've always sneezed/coughed in my jacket from a very young age (manners you know).
- outdoor, the virus doesn't float freely/endlessly in the air like so many people believe, so you don't have to be afraid of going outside like so many ignorant quarantined people.
- you are at risk if you are very old and/or immuno-depressed (hiv,cancer,etc.), heavy smoker, or in constant exposure with the virus (carers).
Despite these facts, most of the countries react as if we were still in the early 1900s.
Only South Korea did it the right/modern way: mass testing + mass tracing.
Only they, live in the 2000s.
Mass testing + mass tracing means that you don't have to stop the whole economy.
It also means that people can conserve some sanity.
It means that you put into quarantine only the right people.
Japan, supposedly a modern country, is apparently too proud or too ashamed to imitate South Korea.
You can guess why.