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SINGAPORE - I received many enquiries from readers after I wrote about making masks at home with my mother Sheila Khoo, 68, a sewing enthusiast who makes cloth masks to give to friends. She uses ...

To curb the transmission of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently begun to recommend using a cloth face covering when you’re out in public. But why exactly is ...

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are step-by-step instructions — based on guidance from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. If you don’t want ...

Guidance on whether to wear a face mask to limit the spread of coronavirus has been evolving. The Taoiseach says the Government is now advising people to wear face coverings on public transport and in ...

In desperate times, wearing a cloth mask is better than having no mask on at all ⁠— true or false? Well, yes and no. Dr Chen Xiaoting, a Taiwanese anaesthesiologist, is one proponent of using cloth ...

The CDC is expected to recommend that all Americans wear masks in public. Here’s how to make the most effective mask possible, using stuff you have lying around the house. My husband has been making ...

KEARNEY — Kearney resident John Beach, a Catholic military veteran, enjoys rebuilding things. So when he found an opportunity to use some of his rebuilt sewing machines for a good cause, he didn’t ...

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 need ...