PLEATED face masks provide extra material to be pulled and stretched over your nose and lower chin. Here's how to make a pleated face mask. A cloth face covering should cover your mouth and nose while ...

After Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on Sunday 3 May, the government published a 60-page document called Our Plan to Rebuild. In the government document, it says people should "wear a ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: This story was updated on July 11 to include information on why valved masks do not block exhaled droplets. As states reopen from stay-at-home orders, many, including California, are ...

The CDC recently shared in a video that face masks should not be worn below the chin or on the forehead. Infectious disease experts say this not only makes face coverings useless in preventing the ...

EVERETT — When Everett resident Sue Misao needed a face mask, she raided her closet. Cotton shirts, shorts and pillow cases destined for the donation bin found new life as face coverings. Armed with ...