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FLATTEN THE CURVE HANDMADE MASKS PROJECT
- Jul 10, 2020. Overlooked heroes: Underpaid, undervalued cleaners are key to helping stop COVID-19's spread
- BC's top health officer says cloth masks may prevent spread of COVID-19 to others
- The virus killed his Cosplay business. Now he's making free protective gear for health workers
- Mother-daughter team help mobilize mask army
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- Out-of-work pilots fly masks to COVID-19 hot spots in southern Alberta
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- Vaccines, antibodies and beards: Your COVID-19 questions answered
- Celebrity tailor Pat Cocco and group of volunteers are making masks, headgear for Surrey health-care workers
- Masks, screening, vaccines: Airlines consider what a new normal might look like before people pack onto planes again
- Protect Frontline Workers - Volunteer organization making masks
- COVID-19: Good deeds in the midst of a pandemic
- Seeing is believing - the effectiveness of masks.https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/efficacy-facemasks-coronavirus.php
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- Garcia de Jesus, Erin. Can fabric masks stem the coronavirus spread? Science News. 2020 Available from: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-19-can-fabric-cloth-masks-stem-coronavirus-spread
- Testing Shows Type of Cloth Used In Homemade Masks Makes a Difference