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 ...

Up to this point in the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials in the United States have advised healthy civilians against wearing face masks, despite a growing grassroots masks-for-all ...

PIEDMONT, Calif. - Fabric is in high demand now that health officials are urging the public to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. With masks in short supply, more and more people are ...

Hospitals are asking for donations of N-95 respirators (the CDC-recommended masks for healthcare professionals working with infectious patients). But these efforts aren't enough to keep up with the ...

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As cases of novel coronavirus continue to rise across the U.S., public health are finally beginning to urge people to wear fabric face masks in public when leaving the house for essential activities.

It was the last thing Sabrina Roffman of New City, New York, wanted to hear: In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, local medical facilities were running out of protective face masks. Her husband, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WTLV) — As healthcare workers continue their stressful regimens of caring for patients amid the COVID-19 outbreak, many await the arrival of more protective gear to keep them safe ...

PIEDMONT, Calif. - Fabric is in high demand now that health officials are urging the public to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. With masks in short supply, more and more people are ...