The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that the general public wear cloth face masks to help decrease everyone’s chances of getting COVID-19.
So how does the new coronavirus spread?
And can a cloth face mask help stop it?
We contacted some experts to find out and to learn which materials work best if you’re making your own.
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