The ICUs are empty. The pandemic is over and has been for a long time. The lockdowns didn't help either. Isolating vulnerable populations was the solution. I hate having to say that Sweden is the best model.

Masks don't do anything unless you adhere to the associated cleansing rituals, especially the cloth ones. Protection is only working if it's uncomfortable and inconvenient. At worst, people are spreading disease by constantly touching the filthy dank bacteria factory on their face.