But with the coronavirus causing over 3.3 million cases and over 235,000 deaths worldwide, people are turning to homemade masks in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to engulf the United States, a national shortage of N95 masks and depleting stock of loose-fitting surgical masks has induced a creative solution: do-it ...

DIY masks may not protect you from COVID-19. ... A woman wears a stars and stripes bandana for a face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, in Washington, April 2, 2020.

Several readers asked PolitiFact whether DIY masks are as effective at preventing the transmission of COVID-19 as the surgical ones. So we read the latest research and talked to experts.

The CDC also recommends that healthcare providers to use "homemade masks" as a last resort to care for COVID-19 patients in the event that N95 respirators or surgical masks are not available.

After President Trump said Friday Americans can wear face masks (if they want to) — and experts now say they can help stop the coronavirus — people are going DIY, making their own face … ...

On April 3, U.S. health officials recommended an arts-and-crafts project to U.S. residents: Make a cloth mask, then wear it when you go out in public.

Until now, the CDC has maintained that Americans need not wear masks in public, but as CNN reported on Wednesday, most members of the coronavirus task force came to an agreement earlier this week ...

The most effective non-medical masks for Covid-19 are homemade stitched masks. Researchers experimented with different choices in material and design to determine how well face masks block ...

The exact size of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is unknown, but tests at Wake Forest Baptist Health in North Carolina measured the percentage of particles 0.3 – 1.0 microns in diameter — the ...

But can health care workers actually use these DIY masks? Yes, but there's a catch: Some Valley hospitals won't let their staff use them when caring for COVID-19 patients. CDC: A 'last resort' option ...