WILLMAR — A small army of volunteers is expected to have 2,200 face masks ready to give to area medical facilities this week, made with HEPA filter vacuum cleaner bags. The effort, organized by Trevor ...

Up to this point in the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials in the United States have advised healthy civilians against wearing face masks, despite a growing grass-roots masks-for-all ...

Editor’s note: As we will report below, experts agree that face masks with filters — and without — do not replace or relieve the need to wash your hands and practice safe social distancing, and they ...

Wearing a cloth face mask has become a standard part of life when leaving the house amid the coronavirus pandemic. Face masks, which you can make from materials around the house, are meant to protect ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link After Business Insider first reported on a group of fashion designers who designed an effective face mask using blue shop towels, one of the ...

Along with getting vaccinated, regular mask wearing is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from contracting COVID-19, especially now that case numbers are soaring to record highs ...

It's intuitive and scientifically shown that wearing a face covering can help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But not all masks are created equal, according to new ...

WILLMAR, Minn. — By now we can all agree that COVID-19 sucks. The owner of AB Vacuum Center in Willmar concurs. “It's a tough deal for everybody,” Trevor Hanson says. Hanson leaned in upon hearing of ...

Not using the proper material can put you (and others) at risk. As we continue to wear masks while leaving home, which is quickly becoming a worldwide standard, people are looking for ways to not only ...