THE SHORTAGE of face masks for frontline health-care workers could be offset by making your own at home instead of buying them online. Here's a simple pattern you can use to make your own PPE. The ...

As lockdown measures begin to ease, our thoughts are turning to how we can best protect ourselves and others as we begin to visit shops, return to work and meet friends and family. The government has ...

Witness the how to make a fabric face mask with an eye protector at home using no sewing machine! This simple DIY tutorial walks you through the process of creating a protective face mask and eye ...

As mandatory face coverings become more and more common, keep in mind, some are better at protecting from viruses than others. When issuing their face covering guidelines, San Francisco specifically ...

Picking out your New Year’s Eve outfit? Consider upgrading your face mask while you’re at it. Public health experts are warning that the single-layer cloth masks that have become popular during the ...

LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - Omicron is once again making people think twice before reaching out for their colourful, reusable cloth face masks. They can be really good or really terrible, depending on what ...

US health authorities are debating whether to recommend face coverings for everyone when they go out in public. One internal memo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that even ...

The authors reviewed existing evidence for filtration efficiency of cloth masks vs medical masks, and they found that cloth masks fared surprisingly well. Layers matter, as does the material used.

It's important to mask up in the face of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Cloth masks don't offer adequate protection, so opt for an approved medical-grade mask instead. Beware of counterfeit ...

US health authorities are debating whether to recommend face coverings for everyone when they go out in public. One internal memo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that even ...