Instead of a "stay at home" order would we be better to VIGOROUSLY enforce an "everyone wears a mask and gloves" order?

So this is not a randomized trial of individuals but does it approximate a cluster randomization by Country?

Is this data sufficient to make the causal inference that masks prevent new cases and flatten the curve or is it too confounded?

Let’s discuss this one! https://t.co/Heo9zFD9uA

— C. Michael Gibson MD (@CMichaelGibson) March 27, 2020

I don't know if this is real or memorex but it does make ya wonder.  Would we (the people) and our economy be better served if we enforced a mandatory light PPE requirement for everyone?

If you leave your home you must wear a mask and gloves.  The economy would remain open, those that violate could be ticketed and we could keep things going but with added precautions.

We would leave it to each county to get masks and gloves to everyone but look at that graph.

If its real then that's the secret sauce.  Oh and one other thing.  In Asian countries the wearing of masks is so common that it might be seen in the same light as wearing a ball cap in the US.