It's difficult to keep your distance in a grocery store or pharmacy, so now the CDC says we should wear a homemade mask in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus — particularly in areas with ...

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 ...

Purell and toilet paper aren't the only items flying off store shelves as coronavirus spreads. Masks have also become a hot commodity, so much so that hospitals across the country have begun sending ...

Mililani resident Aki Shin, 37, took a voluntary furlough from Hawaiian Airlines earlier this month and has been spending some of her time sewing fabric face masks for her ohana and friends. Shin ...

Are you a medical professional? Can you sew? NO NO YES YES Use N95 or surgical masks Sew a cloth mask Cut a cloth mask The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public ...

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Cut fabric and interfacing to 12 x 9 inches sheets. Once ironed, fold fabric in half with interfacing on the outside. Cut two pieces of elastic — each 7-inches long. Pin and sew the open side of the ...