For over two months since the first coronavirus case in the US was announced, government officials said that those who are not sick do not need to wear a face mask. Even the surgeon general urged the ...

In the midst of this crazy coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been making masks and sharing the process over on Instagram. Lots of you want to make masks as well and this is by far the easiest way to convey ...

Dust off the sewing machine. Now that we are in stay-at-home mode, you can join the trend in sewing your own masks. Amid the coronavirus crisis, crafty people and those skilled at sewing have been ...

Following new guidance issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that people in the U.S. wear masks in public settings to mitigate the spread of covid-19 between individuals ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s how to do it. By Farhad Manjoo Opinion Columnist It shouldn’t have come to this, but here we are. The world is running out of face masks for health care workers, which is one reason American ...