[1] https://twitter.com/c_drosten/status/1241659738569539584 [2] https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/corona-krise-die...
Yes, if you read between the lines the statements were often hedged, and not strictly speaking wrong: you should not wear masks (because healthcare workers need them more), masks dont protect (you) from coronavirus, there is no study that shows masks protect against the novel coronavirus (specifically). The general public just reads that you should not wear masks, period.
Some people experienced hostility for wearing masks in public. You can get laughed at or coughed at. Asians wearing masks are avoided like they have the plague. And an old lady sneered at me (no mask) for keeping the required 2m safety distance in the supermarket, as if I was an idiot.
That being said, most people are behaving exemplary and respecting physical distancing, and I hope the attitudes regarding masks will shift with time.