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> Restaurants have sparser seating arrangement to keep people apart.

Here's people packed in like sardines on buses. No masks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fevjBA-qq7M

Here's a normal mall shopping experience happening in Sweden, no masks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JbSbxIhZp8

Everything about Sweden's strategy is just common sense voluntary recommendations (work from home if possible) and there are no penalties:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqjorS3oYlk

> Schools being kept open in the belief that it is actually a net benefit. Not being a significant contributor to the spread while parents are freed up to do important work. It’s been the goal all along to keep health care capacity above demands.

I agree with that and wish more people were thinking this way in the U.S.

> Last I heard it is still believed that there is no scientific basis supporting masks as an effective measure, if beneficial at all. (It’s often mention with a reiteration that the primary measure for any person with symptoms is to stay at home)

I believe this is correct. Masks only work in sterile environments and only if they are truly medical grade. I see people sniffling all over their masks and they are probably hosting tons of bacteria for the wearer. And people touch them and then touch other things.

Swedes by and large do not wear masks, schools have stayed open the whole time, bars and restaurants stayed open the whole time...https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jqjorS3oYlk