With medical grade masks still in short supply and badly needed at hospitals and other care centers, many Americans have turned to a variety of other options to help slow the spread of COVID-19, from ...

COVID-19: Fabric face masks or non-medical masks need to be worn by the general public whenever stepping out of the home. The fabric face mask should be made up of at least three layers of fabric, ...

A new study suggests that homemade face masks with two or three layers may be more effective in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus compared with a single-layered face covering. Researchers ...

Scientists have assessed the filtering efficiency provided by various types of facemask modifications and found that masks made of two layers of woven nylon are some of the most effective when fitting ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Cloth face coverings are recommended in public, especially when social distancing cannot be maintained. Experts say the coverings help prevent people who may have the coronavirus ...

If possible, wear a surgical mask (aka one of the disposable masks usually made of blue paper) as your first layer, then add a cloth mask on top, Dr. Subramanian said. That's because the cloth mask ...

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The Public Health Agency of Canada is now advising Canadians to wear three-layer non-medical masks, which feature a filter layer, for additional prevention against the spread of COVID-19. According to ...