Dear Made Aliya,
I found it, thanks! I apologize to you. I see you made it into a clear cut question. Namely, can a person be forced to wear a mask against his/her will in order to save lives. The answer is yes. But only when there is a compelling reason. The difference why there was mandatory mask mandates last year and there hopefully will not be any mandates next year, was the epidemic nature of the virus. Normally, the body has so many defenses against viruses and bacteria that the enhanced protections do little to prevent infection. Thus there is no compelling reason to always mandate masks.
However, there are many compelling instances to require masks. During an invasive surgery the skin is open. That negates the body’s best defense against infection. Cancer patients are susceptible to infection and have suppressed immunity. Food preparation in certain conditions require extreme precautions. People living in remote areas without access to proper health care. Sick patients in close quarters. Labs handling live samples. And epidemic diseases that are growing out of control.