[throwaway2245]

Do you mean South Korea and Japan where cumulative death rates per capita are now 1/60th and 1/40th of the US's equivalent figure?

What news are you talking about, specifically?

[worker767424]

Their new case rates have risen to the point that they've lost control of the spread with current measures, so their current level of masking isn't enough.

[throwaway2245]

> they've lost control of the spread with current measures

They are reporting this as "lost control" even though their spread continues to be lower than any Western country has had since mid-March? That tells a lot.