Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's warning last week that as many as 25 percent of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may be asymptomatic, meaning they never ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Homemade masks can play a significant role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic but the type of fabric used is key to their effectiveness, according to tests performed at ...

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 ...

Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at the University of California, Davis, show that they do cut down the amount of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking and ...

Homemade cloth masks aren't ideal, but given the present shortages of medical-grade protective gear in the midst of a pandemic, they may be the best option for some people. The new coronavirus, named ...

If you're going to make your own coronavirus mask, you should probably use cotton, Gizmodo reports. A new study published last week in ACS Nano involving researchers from the National Institute of ...