Guidance on whether to wear a face mask varies locally. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all Americans, healthy and sick, wear basic cloth masks in public — a ...

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 ...

CNN — There's one thing you should know before diving into the conversation around masks: The public should not purchase surgical masks or N95 respirators. Health care workers are facing shortages and ...

Guidance on whether to wear a face mask has been evolving. On Friday, President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines on when to wear a face mask in public. New guidance from the Centers for ...

The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service. Follow this story and more by signing up for health, science, and environment email alerts. On Friday, President ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland-area sewing store is mobilizing thousands of makers to sew 10,000 masks for Northeast Ohio hospitals during that coronavirus crisis. “We love to help anyone who’s going ...

As shoppers scavenge to find toilet paper and other quarantine essentials, some crafters who are making protective masks said they struggle to find another necessary item: elastic. With protection ...

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are simple, step-by-step instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to do just that, whether or not you know how to sew. Not sure ...