As the coronavirus pandemic spreads rapidly, health care providers nationwide are anticipating critical shortages of supplies, especially personal protective equipment (PPE). People are stepping up to ...

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 ...

With chronic face mask shortages in the midst of a virus outbreak, Hong Kongers have started making their own — with a pop-up production line and seamstresses churning them out on sewing machines. In ...

The coronavirus pandemic caused a nationwide shortage of face masks, prompting many Good Samaritans — including one very industrious 9-year-old girl — to step forward and donate handmade cloth masks.

Betsy Ross famously sewed the first American flag. Numerous sewers are now making face masks as their own patriotic gesture. Medical facilities, nursing homes, individuals and even military units are ...