> Keeping distance seems much more effective than masks. In reality, I've seen that when masks became common place people partially reverted back to flocking together and not respecting a good radius of personal space anymore. Masks probably won't hurt if you need to be close to other people but it would be much, much better to keep the distance in the first place.

I've noticed this when visiting the shops daily when I get my lunch. Before mask were mandated, almost everyone kept each other at a distance. Since mask wearing people have barely bothered.

I've mentioned this to friends on my discord server. Some are from Europe or elsewhere in the UK and they have noticed the same.