Most masks do little to protect you from getting the virus (or, for that matter, any other cold or flu virus). At best, they might help prevent one from spreading it. Which will do little good if someone touches something and someone else touches the same item and then has no soap and water or hand sanitizer. And, they will cause worse problems in hot, muggy weather. Besides, what about molds and fungi that grow inside the mask? That is worse than the coronavirus, with many strains of molds capable of causing lasting lung damage that spreads through the whole body if one is in prolonged contact with them.
There are masks that do offer better protection. Usually, they are tight fitting, restrict your breathing, and cost an arm and a leg plus are hard to find. I suggest reserving those masks for those who are highly vulnerable and those who must work in close contact with people that are at high risk of carrying this, or some even worse, disease. And, what about wearing masks to protect against tuberculosis, which is far worse?
What I see is that this is not just about health. They are going to keep this mask requirement until a vaccine (and a microchip to prove you had it) becomes available. You will then need that vaccine and the RFID chip to be able to enter any public place or to work. We will have 5G to connect those chips to your life, making sure we have total compliance with the dreaded Noahide Laws (which, to me, make coronavirus seem like a mosquito bite). We will have the social scores common in China, but far worse--and it will be "Off with your head!" if you break one of the 7 laws in that piece of rubbish. Obviously, once the vaccine is in place, you will still need the mask until you have the vaccination--and, after the transition period, the mask will no longer be "enough". You need the shot and the chip.
And, anyone smart enough to ask "Why don't we have mandatory vaccinations with RFID chips for things like Hepatitis B, tuberculosis, and typhus?" will be among the first to get their heads chopped off. (Under Noahide laws against blasphemy.)