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Americans Pitch In, Making Face Masks for Their Communities


Americans Pitch In, Making Face Masks for Their Communities
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There’s a chronic shortage of personal protection equipment for medical professionals across the U.S., including respirator masks that help protect them from the coronavirus. But U.S. authorities are now recommending all Americans use face covers to help contain the spread of the deadly virus. So now ordinary Americans are taking it upon themselves to make homemade masks — one person at a time — in the battle against this invisible enemy. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more.

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