[truculent]

> look at coronavirus and masks in the US.

Equally, look at coronavirus and masks in western Europe

[GEBBL]

Do you mean to say we in Western Europe are wearing masks and have it right?

Here, we are also struggling to get the message across that it needs to be worn.

[truculent]

Uptake in Northern Europe seems to be lower, but rapid change in Western Europe over the course of a couple of weeks/months:

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/07/08/face-off...

[mschuster91]

We may be struggling, but nowhere near the levels seen in the US and Brazil.

Many of us were shocked by the pictures of the military trucks carrying the dead in Italy.