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 ...

STORY OF AN EMT, HER SEWING MACHINE AND THE MISSION SHE’S CARRYING OUT ONE STITCH AT A TIME. >> I HAVE BEEN AN EMT FOR 31 YEARS. I HAVE WORKED THROUGH EVERY EPIDEMIC IN THIS STATE. NOTHING HAS ...

If you’re living in a Melbourne coronavirus hotspot, you’ve now been advised to wear a face mask when out in public. This is the first time in Australia we’ve been asked to wear masks, with the recent ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Judit Gebhardt of Washington state said it takes just four pieces of fabric, some thread and a couple of ponytail holders to make a mask cover. "I can do about seven in an hour,” she ...