Given that the virus seems to have been detected in a couple of European countries before it was detected in China, it would seem that the virus was created at an international level.
We don't wear face masks in Europe because they do nothing to protect people, and they increase the possibility of reinfection and extend the period required for recovery. They also raise the possibility of a virus storm, and all the complications that can bring on. Why should one risk the transfer of infection to the eyes rather than expelling viable virus particles. That is certainly happening.
It is all to do will basic health, and not human freedoms. The freedom issue is introduced solely to discredit those who are aware of the truth.
It is a constant source of amazement to me that such a minor virus can have been elevated to create so much fear and economic misery. More people died from the bursting of dams in China than from the Corona virus, and that includes those who died from the co-morbidities.