All that masking in Asian countries is not new-MrT5 was TDY to Japan and Hong Kong in the early 1990’s-there were mask wearers all over in the cities-but not because of a virus-they were not wanting to breathe the stinking, polluted air-especially if they had asthma, etc-so those people have been wearing masks for the better part of 30 years when they go out, virus or no virus-I think comparing that to insisting Americans wearing masks will protect them from a virus is apples to oranges...
Even the cdc admits the fatality rate is around 0.25 percent. It is. i where near 5%.