face masks
Tuesday
Even without symptoms, you might have the virus and be able to spread it when out in public, say researchers who now are reconsidering the use of surgical masks. Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Bednark now produces face shields for medical workers. Gwynne Hogan/WNYC hide caption
Monday
A production line for the manufacture of masks at a factory in Shanghai, China. Aly Song/Reuters hide caption
Saturday
The U.S. Strategic National Stockpile was started in 1999 to prepare for certain threats to national security. It includes about $8 billion worth of vaccines, medicine, protective gear, ventilators and other kinds of medical equipment. Strategic National Stockpile/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hide caption
Why Even A Huge Medical Stockpile Will Be Of Limited Use Against COVID-19
Thursday
A Prestige Ameritech employee inspects disposable surgical masks in 2009 at the company's Texas factory. The company is one of the last domestic manufacturers of medical face masks. Tom Pennington/Getty Images hide caption