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by en-us 2267 days ago
We could improvise them though. I know in Hong Kong they have asked people to improvise using layered paper towels and tissues because those are readily available nonwoven fabrics.

It isn't as good as the real thing, but done at the population level I expect it would lower the reproductive value of the virus and thus help flatten the curve.

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> improvise using layered paper towels and tissues because those are readily available nonwoven fabrics.

sorry is there a youtube video for this. Just want to make sure i don't make a mistake.

Experts devise do-it-yourself face masks to help people battle coronavirus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNjpH5lBZ8w