A new rapid expert consultation from a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine responds to questions from the White House Office of Science and Technology ...

Australian researchers have compared home-made face masks with medical surgical masks and found at least two layers of fabric are probably needed to curb the spread of COVID-19. A study by academics ...

Personal protective equipment has become increasingly scarce in recent months as the coronavirus has spread around the world, and face masks are particularly difficult to find. Health workers have ...

An effort to provide fabric masks to health care workers and first responders during the COVID-19 crisis is under way through a collaboration with Wichita State University’s makerspace – GoCreate, a ...

Some people have taken to sewing machines in a bid to protect themselves from coronavirus with homemade face masks. But experts have warned they may do more harm than good. With fears of contracting ...

South Australia has urged residents to wear a face mask when outside their homes. It's part of a raft of measures introduced for a strict six-day lockdown from midnight Thursday, designed to be a ...