The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service. Follow this story and more by signing up for health, science, and environment email alerts. On Friday, President ...

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are simple, step-by-step instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to do just that, whether or not you know how to sew. Not sure ...

Guidance on whether to wear a face mask varies locally. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all Americans, healthy and sick, wear basic cloth masks in public — a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As health authorities begin to recommend the general public wear face masks when venturing outside the home, people across the country are getting creative with ways to cover their ...

Here’s your step-by-step guide for how to turn household items into a no-sew face mask to protect yourself and others: 1. Find either a square bandana, scarf, handkerchief or piece of fabric and two ...

In the last week, as I’ve worked around the clock with a cross-disciplinary group of designers and academics to develop an effective crowd-sourced DIY face mask, a lot of my smart friends (including a ...