A traveler wearing a face mask looks at the flight board at Reagan National Airport last month in Washington. JetBlue is the first major U.S. airline to require passengers to wear face coverings. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A pharmacy employee shows KN95 protective face masks that were made in China. Companies like Golden Pacific Fashion and Design in Shanghai, which used to sell curtains, have pivoted to making KN95 masks like these. Jon Nazca/Reuters hide caption
'It's The Wild West': To Meet Pandemic-Fueled Demand, Factories Turn To Making Masks
Wednesday
Researcher Loretta Fernandez of Northeastern University wears a homemade face mask without and with an extra outer layer made from nylon stockings (right). The added nylon outer layer significantly boosted masks' ability to filter out small particles, her research found. Loretta Fernandez hide caption
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A do-it-yourself mask culture is springing up in the Czech Republic. This woman was photographed on the Charles Bridge in Prague on March 28. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Customers wearing facial coverings at a Starbucks in Bangkok last month. In the U.S., the company is requiring employees to wear coverings starting Tuesday. Romeo Gacad/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A pedestrian in a face mask crosses the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City last month. U.S. health authorities have announced they're changing the official recommendations on face masks, now urging people to wear them in public spaces to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
A worker cleans an area along the Las Vegas Strip that's now devoid of the usual crowds, with casinos and many other business shuttered. John Locher/AP hide caption
Fighting COVID-19 Is Like 'Whack-A-Mole,' Says Writer Who Warned Of A Pandemic
A man wearing a face mask crosses the Charles Bridge in Prague on Tuesday. The Czech Republic is one of a handful of places throughout Europe now mandating that residents wear face masks when they leave their homes. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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
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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