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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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How to volunteer your time during the coronavirus pandemic
If you find that you have more free time than usual during quarantine, the best thing you can do is…
Samantha Crozier
4 mins read
A group of Spanish nuns took a break from sewing face masks to play basketball
The nuns of San Leandro in Seville, Spain, typically make sweets for customers. Now, they're sewing…
Monica Humphries
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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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A Seattle-area hospital system is asking volunteers to sew fabric masks to make up for a shortage of protective gear to fight COVID-19
"We need to act now to ensure caregivers have the isolation masks they need to do their jobs safely…
Ashley Stewart
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Rio samba schools start sewing scrubs in coronavirus effort
The initiative started with Baracho and one of his colleagues at a nearby hospital emergency room w…
PTI
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The CDC released a guide on how to make a face mask without sewing skills. Materials include a bandana, a coffee filter, and hair ties.
Another option is to cut a section of coffee filter and place it in the center of a bandana that's …
Gabby Landsverk
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'Ultra-maskers' say they'll keep wearing masks even though they've been vaccinated - and perhaps after the pandemic ends
Many "ultra-maskers" don't want to take off their masks in public, even though the CDC says that's …
Aria Bendix
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The new CDC mask guidelines are confusing and could actually make the spread of COVID-19 worse, a group of leading physicians said
The CDC's science was sound, but the guidelines lacked context and could cause people to ignore mas…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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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 '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…
Julie Bort
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IIT Bombay makes 15,000 face masks and released a DIY video on mask making
A team at the Ignition Lab of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay created 15,000 face m…
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The creator of the internet-famous strawberry dress is now selling matching masks and headscarves
The strawberry-print fashion collection, which includes the popular pink dress, was designed by New…
Amanda Krause
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Face shields did not protect people from the coronavirus in an outbreak in Switzerland, but masks did, health officials say
Health officials in Switzerland caution against wearing a face shield without a mask after a recent…
Gabby Landsverk
4 mins read
How to make an effective face mask at home
A 2013 study looked at the ability of homemade masks made from cotton t-shirt material to prevent t…
Kelly Burch
5 mins read
An artist made a 'Harry Potter' face covering that reveals the Maurader's Map as you breathe
Stefanie Hook is a Colorado-based artist who sells her hand-sewn creations online through her compa…
Amanda Krause
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How to keep your glasses fog-free while wearing a face mask
Soapy water, folded tissues, and anti-fog sprays could be the key to keeping your spectacles clean …
Julia Naftulin
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Why a shoe company is making 100,000 masks a week to fight the coronavirus
As mask shortages due to coronavirus have left doctors in hospitals at risk, retailers like New Bal…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron
2 mins read
A mom is wearing a Buzz Lightyear helmet to run errands because she couldn't find a face mask at home
Kelly Hogan Painter couldn't find a mask to wear to the grocery store, so she turned to her childre…
Monica Humphries
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The truth about face masks and the coronavirus: Mask-wearing in crowded places may help reduce the spread, but it isn't a perfect solution
"Where should these masks be, and where are the best benefits?" the WHO's Executive Director of Hea…