Habitual mask-wearing is likely helping Japan, Singapore and South Korea bring daily Omicron deaths down, epidemiologists say - ABC News
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Hong Kong: After 959 days, this city is no longer imposing $1,000 fines for not wearing a mask | CNN
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South Korea mandates mask-wearing to fight Covid-19 as face coverings remain controversial in the US | CNN
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