Does he even read his own chit?
"Cloth masks will not protect you from wildfire smoke.. Cloth masks that are used to slow the spread of COVID-19 by blocking respiratory droplets offer little protection against wildfire smoke. "
https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/covid-19/wildfire_smoke_covid-19.html
Guess which is smaller, smoke particulate or a virus? (Leaving aside aerosolized virus from someone coughing chunks…)