The wearing of masks, any masks, even cheap dust masks, that do nothing much with particles larger than a brick, has become a new religion, with the elite, who do not wear the masks, wanting the plebs to wear them, even in the shower. But, such masks, beyond social conditioning, do little, or nothing. The ruling elites just like to see people jump, or suffocate.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-11-24-wearing-mask-will-not-protect-you-against-covid19.html