Thread by @EricTopol

I'm correcting the title @TheEconomist
Supportive global data for the vital use of masks
economist.com/science-and-te… #MasksforAll

In contrast, via @MollyJongFast, the ignorant people who ignore the data

https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1266001123393101824

And why did Japan do so well without a lockdown and so little testing?
Masks.
They gave masks out to 50 million households. An expert panel believes this was the main reason for their success.
japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/2…
by @IsabelRTokyo

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1265363564816035840

I can tell you it wasn't testing
One of the lowest rates in the world, per capita
@OurWorldInData