Re: overwhelming evidence ?
"Back in March the WHO told us that masks were ineffective"
One has to note when making this statement that WHO included the phrase "because non professionals will usually play with the mask, increasing their risk of exposure"
You made this comment yourself, but chose to separate it from the WHO advise. I absolutely recall the WHO announcement.
"Danish study showing they don't do much"
Was based on an incredibly small, non professionally, non controlled study. Its crap science. THATS why its banned.
I might be a mask zealot, but having two relatives who have been part of the medical community for over 50 years I know that they DO INDEED help. No mask will be perfect in our current situation, but *anything* that prevents your fetid exhalations from splattering someone around you will help slow down the spread of this disease.
As to lockdowns, well, I think we're open to debate about how best to manage to reduce our social interactions when a substantial portion of the population (at least in my neck of the woods) can't seem to understand the idea that large pools of people indoors yelling, shouting and singing makes for uncontrolled outbreaks of the infection.
Personally I'm thinking handcuffs and radiators, but I'm a prick that way.