Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to make medical-grade face masks mandatory in the hope ...

The Government is now advising that people should aim to wear a face-covering in enclosed spaces where social distancing is not always possible and they come into contact with others that they do not ...

The global spread of COVID-19 starting in late 2019 has sparked numerous laudable DIY solutions to medical emergencies. One global trend was the use of homemade masks, as scientists agreed that ...

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is seen wearing a homemade mask at a press conference held at the prefectural government office in the prefectural capital of Naha on April 10, 2020. (Mainichi/Takayasu Endo) ...