Covid-19__The Cloth of Gold

Calculations made by the newsweek The Economist, in page 58, show that "an American wearing a mask for a day is helping prevent a fall in GDP of $56...These economic benefits suggest that governments should do even more to nudge the minority of people who still forgo masks". https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/08/22/why-the-economic-value-of-a-face-mask-is-5614