In the same way global health authorities insist masks contain the spread of coronavirus, Vittorio Sgarbi, the mayor of Sutri, is confident his unorthodox initiative will help stem the spread of "pandemic-related hysteria," as he put it, according to the TASS news agency.
Comment: Those pushing mandatory mask wearing are doing so for reasons other than health, because the idea that masks provide protection from viruses has been well and truly debunked by now.
The lingering Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected close to 275,000 people in Italy and killed more than 35,500 - almost seven times the entire population of Sutri. Yet, for Sgarbi, mandatory mask-wearing should have its limits, particularly when public safety is at stake.
Comment: The numbers show that it is the lockdown that killed, and continues to kill, many times more people than the virus.
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