To curb the transmission of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently begun to recommend using a cloth face covering when you’re out in public. But why exactly is ...

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Homemade face masks have now become essential items during the COVID-19 pandemic, after the CDC recently changed its guidelines to say that everyone should wear some form of a cloth face covering in ...

Here's what scientists and healthcare workers say about making homemade protective gear and medical supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tailor Elase Wong making masks out of patterned material at ...

The current advice on what homemade face coverings do, how to wear them and how they can and can't help you prevent COVID-19 compared with other masks. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and ...

Up to this point in the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials in the United States have advised healthy civilians against wearing face masks, despite a growing grassroots masks-for-all ...

Approximately one in five people globally are in quarantine. It’s necessary if we want to avoid overwhelming our hospitals and medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic. In the U.S., however, our ...