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

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 Stories on Friday to share videos of his staffers hard at work making masks 'Thank you. Chipping in: Siriano's call to action on social media was praised by Twitter users and inspired other people and companies to offer up their service Deaconess Health System in Evansville, Indiana, has gone as far as asking the public to sew CDC-compliant face masks for medical workers fighting the virus. Announcement: Siriano shared on his Instagram Stories that they will have masks and gowns ready as soon as possible and one of his friends called him a hero Generous: The sneaker brand Allbirds has announced that it is donating shoes to anyone who works in healthcare in the U.S., and Kristen Bell promoted in the initiative on Instagram Inditex, the owner of the fast-fashion fashion retailer Zara, announced earlier this week that it would be making masks to donate to the Spanish government.