*True believers in the use of masks against COVID-19 have pointed to Hong Kong* *to "prove" their case. For example:* Hong Kong Experts: Are Masks an Independently Significant Coronavirus Intervention? https://www.contagionlive.com/news/hong-kong-masks-independently-significant-coronavirus-intervention
*In a press release, Sunny Wong, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine and * *Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, noted the particular success <https://www.contagionlive.com/news/how-did-hong-kong-get-through-covid19-without-a-complete-lockdown-> of * *Hong Kong in the pandemic despite many social distancing measures being voluntary.* *"Despite [Hong Kong's] proximity to mainland China, its infection rate of COVID-19 is * *generally modest with on **1,110 cases to-date. This correlates with an almost ubiquitous * *use of face masks in the city (up to 98.8 percent by **respondents in a survey). Similar * *patterns are seen in other Asian areas, such as Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia,” **Wong said. <https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/ats-cwe062320.php>* *Though "use of face masks" has indeed been "almost ubiquitous" in Hong Kong, it* *evidently has not stopped the spread of COVID-19, according to the South China * *Morning Post.* Hong Kong third wave: authorities warn of hospital care crunch and order schools to close as 38 new coronavirus cases emerge - Fresh cluster discovered at public housing estate, adding to existing ones centred around elderly care home, restaurants and taxi drivers - Students will begin summer holidays early, but health minister says annual book fair will go ahead [image: image.gif] <https://www.scmp.com/author/elizabeth-cheung> [image: image.gif] <https://www.scmp.com/author/kathleen-magramo> [image: image.gif] <https://www.scmp.com/author/lilian-cheng> [image: image.gif] <https://www.scmp.com/author/thomas-chan-ho-him-0> Elizabeth Cheung <https://www.scmp.com/author/elizabeth-cheung>, Kathleen Magramo <https://www.scmp.com/author/kathleen-magramo>, Lilian Cheng <https://www.scmp.com/author/lilian-cheng> and Chan Ho-him <https://www.scmp.com/author/thomas-chan-ho-him-0> Published: 12:21pm, 10 Jul, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3092611/coronavirus-schools-suspended-hong-kong-over *It gives me no pleasure to repeat what all the randomized controlled tests tell us:** that * *masks and respirators don't prevent transmission of respiratory viruses. To keep * *insisting that they do, just because the CDC (now) says so, is **irresponsible, to say* *the least.* *MCM * <https://www.contagionlive.com/news/hong-kong-masks-independently-significant-coronavirus-intervention> -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W-At53i3V7VSMWobnGkn78unw2%2B7Nnv6AYat7DtijCsEA%40mail.gmail.com.
