Now that experts suggest that wearing a mask or face covering is helpful against the coronavirus, folks are scrambling to make their own rather than tap into the supply of surgical face masks needed ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City health officials now say people should cover their faces whenever they leave their homes to slow the spread of the coronavirus. "I've come to a conclusion that it ...

DIY face mask tutorials are on the rise, despite conflicting information about whether asymptomatic people should wear it. Credit: Getty Images With everyone scrambling to find face masks to wear, DIY ...

The time has come to start covering up. On April 3, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a recommendation that individuals should wear fabric masks in public spaces where social distancing can ...

With social distancing orders in full effect throughout most of the United States, families are going the extra mile to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. Following the CDC's national ...

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are step-by-step instructions — based on guidance from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. If you don’t want ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center For Disease Control (CDC) is encouraging Americans to wear a cloth face mask when stepping out of the house in an effort to help prevent the spread.

The women of the Refugee Artisan Initiative have been making masks to donate to health care workers and teaching others to do the same. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend wearing ...

The PPE supply has become such a crisis that hospital workers are turning to social media to ask for hand-sewn surgical masks. Facebook groups, YouTube channels, and Instagram accounts are popping up ...

At first they said not to bother with masks; they didn’t work, they said. The messaging has changed now, with studies showing that even masks sewn by hand block half the coronavirus-sized particles ...