How to Make a DIY Face Mask for Coronavirus

Amid a shortage of medical-grade masks, federal guidelines now recommend everyone wear face coverings out in public. Here's ...
Yahoo

Researchers uncover disturbing impact of COVID-19-era face masks: 'We must consider safer designs'

Whether being worn, piled up in trash bins, or scattered as litter in gutters and city streets, one of the most enduring symbols of the COVID-19 era is the billions of disposable face masks that ...
abc7NY

Evidence emerging that cloth masks are not as effective as surgical masks against COVID

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...
abc7NY

Coronavirus news: Volunteers sew face masks for health workers facing shortages

CHICAGO -- Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that ...
Oregonian

Restock your N95, KN95 face masks as new COVID-19 variant ‘FLiRT’ rises

Just when it seemed that four years since the pandemic had been long enough to be rid of the COVID-19 virus, a new variant called ‘FLiRT’ has shown up just in time for summer. Now, some are ...
Rapid City Journal

Coronavirus update: COVID seems to lack seasonal pattern; Apple asked to solve iPhone mask issues

The emergencies chief for the World Health Organization said that COVID-19 doesn’t seem to follow the seasonal patterns that some viruses exhibit, making it harder to control. Unlike other respiratory ...
San Antonio Current

Here’s why COVID-19 isn’t seasonal so far

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