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Coronavirus outbreak: India issues advisory asking people to wear 'homemade face covers'
The number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 2,902 while the death toll increased to 68 on S…
PTI
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Homemade masks should maintain these basic standards to be effective against Covid-19
However, as people began to hoard them, it became more and more difficult to get hold of masks i…
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Facebook allows non-medical, homemade face masks on its platforms
San Francisco, June 11 (IANS) Facebook has announced to allow people to promote and trade non-medic…
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Homemade face masks need at least 2 layers to catch and block coronavirus droplets, study finds
A three-layer homemade mask is the ideal coverings, according to researchers at University of New S…
Julia Naftulin
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Scientists identify best material for making homemade masks to prevent COVID-19 spread
While the use of face masks is widely recommended by public health officials during the COVID-19 p…
PTI
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Here's exactly how well 20 materials for homemade masks — from folded bandanas to blue shop towels — can filter tiny, potentially-dangerous particles, according to an N95 testing company
A company that tests N95 masks has tested 20 common materials that people use to make homemade mask…
Julie Bort
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Face shields may be better than homemade masks. Here's why we should all try one on.
Doctors are suggesting a "simple and affordable face shield, if universally adopted," might be a gr…
Hilary Brueck
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We asked 15 public health experts if homemade masks are a good idea to limit the spread of the coronavirus, and the results are mixed
We asked leading public health experts: "Would you recommend everyone wear homemade face masks to h…
Hilary Brueck
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Cotton, natural silk, chiffon make best materials for homemade masks against COVID-19: Study
According to the researchers, including those from the University of Chicago in the US, SARS-CoV-2…
PTI
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PM Modi applauds 74 year old pensioner who sews homemade masks out of his pension
Mengi is also distributing free ration to poor and needy. A video shared by PIB in Jammu and …
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Can you reuse a face mask? It won't be as effective if you do
Throw away disposable face masks after one use. If you absolutely have to reuse an old face mask, …
Kelly Burch,Katie Walsh,Jason…
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Can homemade face masks help limit the spread of the coronavirus? Scientists can't agree, but here's what you need to know.
One 2015 study found that cloth masks only blocked 3% of particles, compared with medical masks (wh…
Gabby Landsverk,Hilary Brueck
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Here are the instructions for a better-fitting homemade mask that can filter particles 2x better than cotton, created by three clothing designers
After testing everything from vacuum cleaning bags to commercial fabrics, Medoff, Pavlu, and Schemp…
Julie Bort
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Some masks offer far less coronavirus protection than others. Bandanas, scarves, and shields do an especially bad job.
Bandanas and scarves aren't very good at filtering respiratory particles. Masks with one-way valves…
Aria Bendix
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Bill Gates says he doesn't understand anti-maskers: 'What are these, like nudists?'
On their new podcast, Bill Gates said to Rashida Jones: "We ask you to wear pants... Very few Ameri…
Anna Medaris Miller
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These simulations show how face shields and valved masks allow clouds of respiratory droplets to escape
A visualization published in the Journal of Fluids showed droplets billowing from the edges of face…
Andrea Michelson
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Chelsea Handler shared a photo in her viral DIY bra made out of face masks for her trainer's birthday
Comedian Chelsea Handler thanked her personal trainer with a picture featuring her now-famous sport…
Darcy Schild
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Experts on how to make and wear effective DIY face masks
The CDC is recommending that everyone in the US wear cloth face coverings in public. Here's how to …
Natalie Fennell,Irene Anna Kim
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A dad was forced to use a homemade face mask to bind his baby's umbilical cord after his wife give birth in the parking lot of a locked hospital
Sarah Patrick delivered her son in the parking lot of a Louisville hospital. The doors were locked …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A 'nanofiber' mask fabric manufactured in Oklahoma filters 9 times more tiny, potentially-dangerous particles than a bandana, independent tests show. Here's how you can buy it
Here's what you need to know about an Oklahoma company called Filti that's selling material for hom…