Mask or no mask? Follow the flowchart and find your pandemic persona
4 years, 7 months ago

Mask or no mask? Follow the flowchart and find your pandemic persona

LA Times  

If it can be pickled, sewn, baked or gifted, you know how to make it from scratch. The source of your superpowers isn’t clear, although the prevailing theory involves Martha Stewart, MacGyver, the professor from “Gilligan’s Island” and a hot glue gun made from a palm frond. You smell slightly of the sourdough starter you’ve been known to drop on your neighbors’ doorsteps under cover of darkness. Superb-Heroes Not all heroes of the coronavirus pandemic wear capes, but they do all wear face masks. The easiest way to identify one of the millions of mostly faceless, nameless essential workers — not only the front-line responders, doctors, nurses and pharmacists, but also the women and men manning grocery store cash registers and delivering food to our front doors — is by the employer-issued masks, leaving creases on their faces after hours and hours of putting themselves in germs’ way.

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Novel face mask developed by MIT, Harvard can detect COVID-19 infection
3 years, 6 months ago

Novel face mask developed by MIT, Harvard can detect COVID-19 infection

Deccan Chronicle  

Boston: Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a new face mask that can diagnose if the wearer is infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, within 90 minutes. The mask design, described in the journal Nature Biotechnology, has embedded tiny, disposable sensors that can be fitted into other face masks, and could also be adapted to detect …

Covid Heroes of the Day from Chennai: Tailor-auto driver couple stitch and donate masks
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid Heroes of the Day from Chennai: Tailor-auto driver couple stitch and donate masks

India Today  

Covid-19 has brought out the worst in the coronavirus and the best in some people. Our Covid Heroes today are Chandira and Karunakaran, a couple from Chennai who has been stitching cloth masks and giving them out for free. CHANDIRA'S IDEA OF DONATING MASKS When the Covid-19 pandemic began last year in India, every doctor and news channels said that …

The face mask that could end the Covid-19 pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

The face mask that could end the Covid-19 pandemic

CNN  

CNN — Getting Americans masked up is a top priority for the Biden administration. Some experts like Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School physician Dr. Abraar Karan have been advocating for public use of N95 masks from the start of the pandemic. Former US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb wrote in an op-ed in the …

Design of Face Masks Crucial in Breaking the Chain of Coronavirus. Here's Why
4 years, 1 month ago

Design of Face Masks Crucial in Breaking the Chain of Coronavirus. Here's Why

News 18  

Researchers, including one from Indian-origin, stressed that materials, design and length of face masks are important to help slow the spread of Covid-19. “The results suggest that the consistent use of efficient face masks, such as surgical masks, could lead to the eradication of the pandemic if at least 70 per cent of the residents use such masks in public …

Opinion: The best way to make masks work against Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: The best way to make masks work against Covid-19

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA served as US Assistant Surgeon General, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, and a White House Health Advisor. Susan Blumenthal, MD Susan Blumenthal Emily Stark A recent report produced by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington found that if 95% of Americans wore masks, we could save …

What People Wore To Work Before The Pandemic vs. Now
4 years, 2 months ago

What People Wore To Work Before The Pandemic vs. Now

Huff Post  

Krystle Feher, TV and film makeup artist in New York City Krystle Feher "The pre-pandemic look is much more carefree and open. We work very intimately with our clients, and are used to having above average sanitation practices, not only for the people in our chairs but for us, too. I’ve felt the need to embrace the 'post apocalyptic' vibe …

Face masks: Check out which coverings offer sufficient protection and which do not work against Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Face masks: Check out which coverings offer sufficient protection and which do not work against Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

While the hunt for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus continues, researchers across the world have been evaluating the best materials for filtering Covid-19, especially protective gears like face masks. Face masks that work and do not work against Covid-19 A face mask comes handy not only because it blocks the large respiratory droplets from coughs or sneezes and prevents …

COVID-19 pandemic prompts designers to reimagine PPE, make it more effective and accessible
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic prompts designers to reimagine PPE, make it more effective and accessible

Firstpost  

In March, as Covid-19 cases spiked and supplies of N95 protective masks dwindled at the Bay Area hospital where her brother-in-law works, Megan Duong launched a local search for N95s. It’s now possible to find startups crowdfunding for or selling a silver-plated antimicrobial glove, a facemask hidden in the brim of a hat, and a protective bubble that covers the …

Coronavirus: Face masks reduce severity of symptoms in wearer, scientists find
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Face masks reduce severity of symptoms in wearer, scientists find

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Face masks can prevent wearers from developing a serious case of …

Complaining about wearing a mask because of coronavirus? These nurses don't want to hear it
4 years, 5 months ago

Complaining about wearing a mask because of coronavirus? These nurses don't want to hear it

ABC  

Nurses working in intensive care and emergency departments throughout Melbourne say it is frustrating to hear the public complain about wearing light masks for brief periods, when they are forced to wear painful, heavy-duty personal protection equipment for hours a day. Key points: Hospital staff say it is disheartening and annoying to hear members of the public complain about having …

Coronavirus cases in Colac prompt man to start making face mask straps for key workers
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases in Colac prompt man to start making face mask straps for key workers

ABC  

Little more than a week ago the number of coronavirus cases in the south-west Victorian town of Colac was at zero. Key points: A Colac business owner is 3D printing face mask straps to help frontline workers Coronavirus case numbers have continued to rise since the outbreak at the local meatworks More than 800 people are expected to be re-tested …

There are many myths about using face masks in the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what we know about them
4 years, 5 months ago

There are many myths about using face masks in the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what we know about them

ABC  

From August 3, it will be mandatory to wear a mask or face covering across all of Victoria when leaving home. Some of the lawful excuses not to wear a mask listed by the Victorian DHHS include: If you are affected by a relevant medical condition If you are communicating with a person who is hearing-impaired, where the ability to …

July 14 coronavirus news
4 years, 6 months ago

July 14 coronavirus news

CNN  

Commuters arrive at Boston's South Station on Tuesday. Even cloth face masks help enough to be worthwhile, three top CDC officials said in a commentary published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “While community use of face coverings has increased substantially, particularly in jurisdictions with mandatory orders, resistance continues,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, CDC’s chief medical officer …

Advice on using face masks during the coronavirus pandemic has changed — here's what you need to know
4 years, 6 months ago

Advice on using face masks during the coronavirus pandemic has changed — here's what you need to know

ABC  

There's been a lot of talk about the use of face masks since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic way back in March. But Australian health experts have not been recommending healthy people wear face masks and have warned wearing them incorrectly can put us at risk during the pandemic. It says: Touching the mask during use or when …

How to make a mask to wear during the coronavirus pandemic as Victoria battles to contain COVID-19 outbreak
4 years, 6 months ago

How to make a mask to wear during the coronavirus pandemic as Victoria battles to contain COVID-19 outbreak

ABC  

Authorities have told residents of Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire that if they can't keep 1.5 metres from people in the coming weeks, they should wear a mask. Some material — cotton is preferable and make sure there is enough to create several layers about 25cm x 15cm each Some material — cotton is preferable and make sure there is …

As lockdown lifts, wearing a face mask could be your only defence against COVID-19: How to pick the right one
4 years, 6 months ago

As lockdown lifts, wearing a face mask could be your only defence against COVID-19: How to pick the right one

Firstpost  

WHO keeps reminding the public that mask needs to be worn correctly and kept clean to ensure that they are effective in stopping the virus. In order to stop this spread, health workers wear Personal Protective Equipment which includes a gown, helmet, gloves, goggles, a face mask, respirators, shoe covers, and a visor for eye protection. “I cannot say this …

US Coronavirus: face masks deepen political divide
4 years, 6 months ago

US Coronavirus: face masks deepen political divide

Al Jazeera  

Shouting matches erupt in the halls of US Congress after leaders mandate that lawmakers cover their faces in public. For thousands of people gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday for President Donald Trump’s first political rally since the coronavirus pandemic erupted four months ago, a precaution as simple as wearing a face mask in public is not as simple as …

Black-Owned Etsy Shops For Face Masks
4 years, 6 months ago

Black-Owned Etsy Shops For Face Masks

Huff Post  

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Anastasia Rostovtseva via Getty Images Support the Black community and do your part in limiting the spread of coronavirus by shopping from Black-owned Etsy shops for face masks. There are many things you can do to support the Black community right now while also staying safe during …

This kind of mask can actually spread the coronavirus. Here’s how to fix it
4 years, 7 months ago

This kind of mask can actually spread the coronavirus. Here’s how to fix it

LA Times  

There’s a certain kind of N95 mask that’s actually bad to wear for public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. San Francisco’s health officer warns that N95 masks with a vent on them allow a person’s germs to spread, rather than containing them close to the wearer’s face. The warning is in the San Francisco health order, which says that any …

A revolt against wearing masks creates a new coronavirus danger as California reopens
4 years, 7 months ago

A revolt against wearing masks creates a new coronavirus danger as California reopens

LA Times  

People walk along Harbor Boulevard in downtown Fullerton on Thursday, some wearing masks, some not. Instead, Orange County “strongly recommends” wearing masks in public settings, and the county’s top health official was left to explain the change even while acknowledging face coverings could prevent more deaths. “I want to be clear: This does not diminish the importance of face coverings,” …

Some shun wearing masks even though they’re essential coronavirus protection
4 years, 7 months ago

Some shun wearing masks even though they’re essential coronavirus protection

LA Times  

People walk along Harbor Boulevard in downtown Fullerton in Orange County on Thursday. Under intense pressure from the Orange County Board of Supervisors, her interim replacement, Dr. Clayton Chau, who is also the county’s Health Care Agency director, on Thursday rescinded Quick’s mandatory face mask order and said Orange County instead “strongly recommends” wearing masks in public settings. The authors …

Half of face masks in care homes fail to meet coronavirus safety standards
4 years, 7 months ago

Half of face masks in care homes fail to meet coronavirus safety standards

Dutch News  

Around half the face masks being used in care homes to protect staff and residents from coronavirus are substandard, according to a survey by AD.nl. The public health agency RIVM has advised care home staff to wear blue surgical masks, but many institutions have bought extra FFP2 masks because they feel the surgical masks do not offer enough protection from …

Half of face masks in care homes fail to meet coronavirus safety standards
4 years, 7 months ago

Half of face masks in care homes fail to meet coronavirus safety standards

Dutch News  

Around half the face masks being used in care homes to protect staff and residents from coronavirus are substandard, according to a survey by AD.nl. The public health agency RIVM has advised care home staff to wear blue surgical masks, but many institutions have bought extra FFP2 masks because they feel the surgical masks do not offer enough protection from …

Don’t want to wear a face mask? ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Dan Levy has a message for you
4 years, 7 months ago

Don’t want to wear a face mask? ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Dan Levy has a message for you

LA Times  

Dan Levy wants you to think of wearing face masks as “a kindness.” If you think the requirement that people wear face masks in public to help curb the effects of a global pandemic is an infringement on your freedoms, Dan Levy has a message for you. In places like Los Angeles County, people are required to wear face coverings …

Coronavirus couture: Is the future a pearl-encrusted face mask?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus couture: Is the future a pearl-encrusted face mask?

The Independent  

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about …

Where To Buy Face Masks For Coronavirus, And What To Look For
4 years, 8 months ago

Where To Buy Face Masks For Coronavirus, And What To Look For

Huff Post  

Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged all Americans to cover their faces while out in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, face masks have been in high demand. In light of the medical profession’s shortage of face masks, it’s imperative that the general public refrains from buying the medical-grade face masks that health …

Fancy Masks May Look Good But Are They Capable Enough To Stop Coronavirus?
4 years, 8 months ago

Fancy Masks May Look Good But Are They Capable Enough To Stop Coronavirus?

News 18  

Apart from hand sanitizers, face masks are the most desired weapon in the war against the deadly coronavirus. There are other fashion brands making customised masks, but the question remains unanswered: are these masks effective enough? Bollywood filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, known for films like Vicky Donor and Piku, tweeted on April 15: Face masks are going to be a fashion …

Tracking designer masks: who is making them and where are they going?
4 years, 8 months ago

Tracking designer masks: who is making them and where are they going?

The Hindu  

With the extended lockdown, and face masks now compulsory for anyone stepping out, we take a look at designer mask makers. “People, whether healthy or unwell, should not be terrified at the sight of someone else wearing masks,” says Delhi-based designer Manish Tripathi, who is crafting cotton, khadi, jamdani and ikat masks from leftover fabric. “My weavers are now excited …

Detroit’s Health Care Workers Ask: 'How Many Lives Can We Save?'
4 years, 8 months ago

Detroit’s Health Care Workers Ask: 'How Many Lives Can We Save?'

Huff Post  

This story was reported in partnership with Type Investigations. “A lot of people — they can’t cope with it.” Yet the conditions are creating a sense of camaraderie among health care providers, said Chopra, the infectious disease specialist. “Every morning I wake up and I’m like, ‘Is this over yet?’ because we’re always thinking about how people are suffering,” said …

Coronavirus turned these costumers into Hollywood’s ‘mask crusaders’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus turned these costumers into Hollywood’s ‘mask crusaders’

LA Times  

Like many of his colleagues in Hollywood, costumer Nickolaus Brown felt helpless when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. “We have the skills and the talents to make this happen.” Brown’s local and others within the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union have mobilized an army of costume and wardrobe workers to fashion face masks from donated fabric and other materials. …

Face masks could provide coronavirus protection. But there’s a ‘but’
4 years, 9 months ago

Face masks could provide coronavirus protection. But there’s a ‘but’

LA Times  

A Ralphs employee stands at the door of the grocery store in Westchester, letting in only a few shoppers at a time. “Face coverings are not a substitute for physical distancing or frequent hand washing, which we know are amongst the most effective ways to reduce the spread of COVID-19,” added Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of …

DO FACE MASKS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
4 years, 9 months ago

DO FACE MASKS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Daily Mail  

Americans are increasingly being spotted wearing face masks in public amid the coronavirus pandemic, as are people are around the globe. The agency is weighing that recommendation after initially telling Americans that they didn't need to wear masks and that anything other than a high-grade N95 medical mask would do little to prevent infection any way. FACE MASKS DO HELP …

How To Make A No-Sew Coronavirus Face Mask With Fabric
4 years, 9 months ago

How To Make A No-Sew Coronavirus Face Mask With Fabric

Huff Post  

The coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented demand for face masks in the medical profession, as millions of masks are needed to protect the doctors, nurses and other health care workers who treat COVID-19 patients. In light of the medical profession’s shortage of face masks, it’s imperative that those of us who can should refrain from buying the masks our …

Coronavirus cases top 784,000 globally: Live updates
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cases top 784,000 globally: Live updates

CNN  

A woman wearing a face mask walks through a market in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on March 24. A source close to the coronavirus task force told CNN the idea of asking Americans to wear masks for a period of time during the pandemic was likely to be under serious discussion. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins …

Should you wear a mask? US health officials re-examine guidance amid coronavirus crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Should you wear a mask? US health officials re-examine guidance amid coronavirus crisis

CNN  

CNN — It’s the debate heard ‘round the world: Should you or shouldn’t you wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic? “The N95 masks that we wear in health care should not be worn by the general public,” Dr. James Phillips, CNN medical analyst and assistant professor of emergency medicine at George Washington University, said during an appearance on …

Coronavirus: Face masks not recommended for healthy individuals, but essential for health workers and sick people
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Face masks not recommended for healthy individuals, but essential for health workers and sick people

ABC  

Coronavirus is now spreading in the Australian community. Face masks help stop sick people spread virus COVID-19 is an illness that is mostly spread via respiratory droplets — the little secretions we generate when we sneeze or cough. How to protect yourself Wash your hands with soap and water regularly and thoroughly; this means for at least 20 seconds Avoid …

Health workers running out of coronavirus masks, protective gear as doctors call for urgent action
4 years, 9 months ago

Health workers running out of coronavirus masks, protective gear as doctors call for urgent action

ABC  

Doctors are appealing for more urgent government action to boost supplies of personal protective equipment to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, with one medical supplier warning hundreds of hospitals are on the verge of running out of masks. Key points: Queensland's hospitals will run out of masks in "probably about a week", a clinician says The state's chief health officer …

Volunteers sew masks for health workers facing shortages
4 years, 9 months ago

Volunteers sew masks for health workers facing shortages

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy’s Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that his friend sews into face masks. Fashion designer Briana Danyele left Italy last month to return to her mother’s Greer, South Carolina, home, where she has turned …

Peopleare sewing coronavirus masks for hospitals facing dire shortage
4 years, 9 months ago

Peopleare sewing coronavirus masks for hospitals facing dire shortage

CNN  

CNN — Crafty people are stepping up to create homemade masks for health care workers facing shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic. Not long after posting her video, she received hundreds of comments, including some from elementary and high school friends who said they’d start making masks for health care workers in their areas. “I’m trying to stand in the gap …

Coronavirus: Fashion designer Christian Siriano makes face masks for medical workers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Fashion designer Christian Siriano makes face masks for medical workers

The Independent  

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COVID-19 doctors running out of masks? Try a bandanna, the CDC says
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 doctors running out of masks? Try a bandanna, the CDC says

LA Times  

A doctor wears a face mask as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new coronavirus as she waits for patients. “Their capability to protect is unknown.” It’s the latest tip from an increasingly beleaguered agency that continues to loosen safety guidelines, even as coronavirus infections rise. I’ve just been shocked at the CDC’s fall-down,” said Beth Hasenauer, a …

Coronavirus US: Christian Siriano offers to SEW face masks for healthcare workers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus US: Christian Siriano offers to SEW face masks for healthcare workers

Daily Mail  

Designer Christian Siriano and his team are sewing face masks for hospital workers in New York to combat the reported supply shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic. Scroll down for video Doing his part: Christian Siriano and his team are sewing face masks for New York healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus Getting it done: The 34-year-old designer took to his Instagram …

What Nurses And Doctors Wear While Fighting The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

What Nurses And Doctors Wear While Fighting The Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Staying home can be hard, but it’s not even an option for the health care workers and scientists on the frontlines of our global effort to thwart the COVID-19 pandemic. What Health Care Workers Should Be Wearing At Hospitals According to Saskia Popescu, a senior infection preventionist at Phoenix’s HonorHealth, tackling this disease requires “a lot of …

Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines
4 years, 9 months ago

Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines

NPR  

Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines Enlarge this image toggle caption Will Stone/for NPR Will Stone/for NPR Across Washington's health care system, as the caseload of coronavirus patients grows, masks and other personal protective equipment are in short supply — and nurses are resorting to workarounds to try to stay safe. toggle caption David …

Used facemasks and bandanas: How the CDC is warning hospitals to prepare for coronavirus shortages
4 years, 9 months ago

Used facemasks and bandanas: How the CDC is warning hospitals to prepare for coronavirus shortages

CNN  

CNN — Doctors reusing masks between patients. “I mean, in a way we already don’t.” Reduce, reuse Health care facilities facing a “crisis” may need to consider steps to ration face masks during the pandemic, even if those strategies “are not commensurate with U.S. standards of care,” according to the CDC. With only a few days of supplies on hand, …

Not Enough Face Masks Are Made In America To Deal With Coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Not Enough Face Masks Are Made In America To Deal With Coronavirus

NPR  

Not Enough Face Masks Are Made In America To Deal With Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Tom Pennington/Getty Images Tom Pennington/Getty Images Mike Bowen's been a very busy man. Sponsor Message Bowen is at the center of a major problem that the coronavirus has made crystal clear: There aren't enough domestic manufacturers for critical medical supplies such as face …

I’m an emergency doctor. I expect to get coronavirus (opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

I’m an emergency doctor. I expect to get coronavirus (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: James P. Phillips, MD, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University, where he serves as chief of the Section of Disaster and Operational Medicine. My colleagues and I will be on the front lines as American emergency agencies will soon likely experience a large and sustained surge of patients with Covid-19 concerns. In …

Masks may actually increase your coronavirus risk if worn improperly, surgeon general warns
4 years, 10 months ago

Masks may actually increase your coronavirus risk if worn improperly, surgeon general warns

CNN  

CNN — US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams not only wants people to stop buying facemasks to prevent the novel coronavirus, but warns that you actually might increase your risk of infection if facemasks are not worn properly. “You can increase your risk of getting it by wearing a mask if you are not a health care provider,” Adams said …

Face Masks: What Doctors Say About Their Role In Containing Coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Face Masks: What Doctors Say About Their Role In Containing Coronavirus

NPR  

Face Masks: What Doctors Say About Their Role In Containing Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Science Photo Library/ Getty Images; South China Morning Post/Getty Images Science Photo Library/ Getty Images; South China Morning Post/Getty Images As the coronavirus continues to spread, officials in China are urging citizens to wear masks in public to stop the spread of the virus …

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