Face mask shortages have sparked creative solutions. Will they work?
Health care workers are considering rewearing masks or using homemade ones during the COVID-19 pandemic

In the absence of commercial masks, homemade fabric masks offer limited protection against viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19, experts say.
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