Covid statistics in the US are getting scary

The US is in a bad way. Whatever steps the authorities take, Covid-19 is marching on in its second wave and some experts are even predicting that by January 1 the death toll could go as high as 363,000. It's currently 213,000. The daily figure for new infection cases is 47,000. In the UK it has gone up to more than 14,000 new cases a day. What is going on? The medical experts said that after the first wave, everyone had learned so many lessons about the virus, how it worked, who it went for most and how to deal with it that a second winter wave wouldn't be as bad because the right steps would be taken to limit its progress. But this doesn't seem to be the case either in the US or in the UK. The numbers are rising and doctors are using the same language they used in March, warning of intensive care units being overwhelmed with patients. Surely, more than ever face masks have got to be the key. I don't want it but it has come to the point where masks should be worn at ALL times when outside amongst people. I'm not talking about shops etc where it's obligatory but just outside, walking along the street, brushing past people. Trump is still playing the dangerous game, setting up rallies where he knows a lot of the attendees won't be wearing masks because they take their example from the president who removes his mask as quickly and as soon as he can. He won't be rallying in a mask and he'll be addressing his supporters who also will spurn the wearing of masks because they don't want to be seen as whimps by their president. Then he's off to Florida for another rally. Again, probably few masks around. So the president of the United States and many of his supporters will become super-spreaders of the virus. I believe that if Trump declared that from now on he intended to wear a mask all the time until the virus has been beaten, his suporters and maybe everyone else in the country would follow suit. It's called setting the example. Boris and co here in the UK should do likewise. Never be seen in public without a mask. Then and only then will this pandemic start to get beaten.