The pandemic is doing what its doing and following the rules of biology consistently. We know this by looking at its behavior and results all over the globe.
Anyone who thinks humans with paper masks are having a high (or even moderate) degree of impact on a virus helps me to understand the psychology of humans who wore garlic to scare away vampires not too long ago in human history.
After approximately 18 months the virus will have run the height of its course and at that point whichever hapless humans are in power will claim "victory' on their own behalf.
Question for the brighter bulbs here: why do you suppose in natures evolutionary survival of the fittest, that stupid is not eliminated as quickly as physical ineptness?