The occult ritual continues with the mask talisman.

We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection.

It is also clear that masks serve symbolic roles. Masks are not only tools, they are also talismans that may help increase health care workers’ perceived sense of safety, well-being, and trust in their hospitals.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?articleTools=true

The occult ritual continues with the mask talisman.