[syshum]

When this started it was "2 Week to flatten the curve", and that 2 Weeks was not masking, it was stay at home, do not travel, do not interact, and DO NOT wear a mask. We were told to NOT wear masks, so much so the government was confiscating masks from businesses.

[JoeAltmaier]

That's apocryphal. For instance it didn't happen around here. Sure some folks over-reacted in some places. But in the interest of not spreading more indignation and outrage, it's pointless to go on about that.