MASKS: Japan sets example

In comparing COVID-19 in Japan to the United States or other countries, it is clear their infection and death rates are dramatically lower. Japan has always had the respectful custom of wearing a mask at the slightest hint of illness. In every picture that includes people in Japan, there are always people (multiple) wearing a mask.

Could it be this respectful custom of mask wearing that is responsible for the fewer cases of COVID-19 than the United States?

https://epidemic-stats.com/coronavirus/japan

SHIRLEY THAGARD

Hayden