TOKYO — Once the World Health Organization and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention said face coverings help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, amateur seamstresses around the ...

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 ...

The global use of face masks surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many have since been discarded as waste, contributing to land and water pollution. As these masks break down, they can release ...

When 24-year-old Fardowsa Ibrahim signed up for a tailoring course, she didn’t imagine that six months later, she would be making face masks – much sought-after protection made necessary by the global ...

Nearly three weeks after Kenya confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 13 March, the government issued a directive requiring everyone to wear facemasks in public places. Overnight, reusable fabric ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to intensify in the United States, the federal government is now asking everyone to wear a face covering in public. Although the Centers for Disease Control and ...