So did the WHO. They have been excoriated by millions for supposedly saying you shouldn't wear a mask. But from the beginning they were advising that you keep your distance from others, cough into your sleeve, and wear a mask if you get sick (otherwise, save them for health care workers).

Lockdowns were invented by panicking authoritarian politicians. The ruling class showed its true nature and was all too eager to copy China's brutal boot-on-throat approach to crisis management.