Sir William,
Care to elaborate exactly which statistics show that masks are useless.
Since mid April due to the temperature change or rising of temperature any COVID viruses as there are many strands and not just the 19 essentially can’t handle the rising or variation of temperature. If you look at the statistical curve the virus essentially died off.
Also the test used for COVID-19 is a reactive test. It means that it will give positive result for any COVID strand and also to people that had even influenza with mild symptoms. The reported cases are exaggerated and not of only COVID-19 that there is no vaccine but an effective treatment but all COVID’s
In Quebec we have had a few canicules or heat spells and we are heading into the hottest period of the summer. The virus is essentially non existant.
McGill university is already going through medical trials for a vaccine. When I went to see a notary in the same building there was a McGill clinic and they had posted a sign looking for healthy individuals for COVID-19 They don’t do trials when they don’t have an effective vaccine. What slows down issuance of vaccines is all the red tape and tests that have to be done.
To answer the question. The virus is to all ends non existant due to the heat. People don’t wear masks properly and also have masks that are not effective against airborne viruses.
If you use your prefrontal cortex instead of having a fight, fleet or freeze emotional response or compensation emotional response as explained by experts in the National Geographic document. It’s obvious that wearing a mask now is useless and only to control or reduce the frictions, out of proportion responses, hysteria and anxiety of the masses.
Once all the populace will have a feeling that they suffered enough, did enough concessions, wore their masks and transpired abundantly will they FEEL that they did a concrete action to control the outbreak. It will be then possible to avoid scarmishes and down right fights to stop wearing masks.