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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommending Americans wear masks in public. The agency revisited earlier guidelines that said people didn’t need to wear masks after more evidence ...

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 ...

No one really wants to wear a face mask but it sounds as though experts are increasingly coming down in favour of covering up our mouths to curb the spread of coronavirus. If you feel that those ...

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 ...