Yes, same here, at least at the begining. But it turned out it was more a government communication strategy to cope with the lack of mask supply, globally. Just to be sure that people don't rush towards medical masks and to reserve them for the medical staff. This is understandable, but it's more a question of transparency, and the trust people put in the official speech will suffer from it.
Obviously, these masks are better than nothing, and now we don't hear anymore messages to discourage wearing them.