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Re:Estimated 1.56B face masks will have entered oceans in 2020 by worker767424 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @03:05PM (#25447804)
Their new case rates have risen to the point that they've lost control of the spread with current measures, so their current level of masking isn't enough.
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Re:Estimated 1.56B face masks will have entered oceans in 2020 by throwaway2245 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @04:19PM (#25448837)
> they've lost control of the spread with current measures

They are reporting this as "lost control" even though their spread continues to be lower than any Western country has had since mid-March? That tells a lot.

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