No "proof" of that at all.
There is absolutely no correlation between mandatory masking policies and the number of Corona infections.
In fact, some of the highest death rates attributed to covid were in jurisdictions like New York City where the Corona restrictions were draconian and the officials literally crucified those who refused to bend a knee to Fauci's rules.
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Do masks really work? Here are PolitiFact’s answers for mask skeptics. - Poynter
Here’s the latest research on the efficacy of masks and answers to questions on what we know and what we don’t about mask-wearing.
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