Fig 8. Boxplots corresponding to Fig 7.

Boxplot results are produced from 25 Monte Carlo simulations, each running 250 time units. When there is no compliance with mask wearing (0%), the infection rate is exceptionally high. The median proportion of infected individuals is approximately 90% under the scenario of 20% mask-wearing compliance, and median proportion of infected individuals is approximately 75% when the compliance with mask wearing increases to 40%. Notably, as mask-wearing compliance rises to 70%, there is a substantial reduction in the median infection rate to around 10%. Furthermore, when mask-wearing compliance reaches 80%, the maximum infection rate significantly decreases to approximately 5%.