At first you were advised to only wear a face mask if you were the one who was sick. The idea was to prevent germs from spreading from coughing, and even just talking.

That changed when the experts realized that some people carry the Coronavirus and don't even know they have it. They won't show any symptoms at first so they don't know that they are spreading it by breathing and talking.

Now we have all been asked to wear masks when going out into public.

Problem is, masks are in short supply. Not to worry, there are always clever solutions.

In the video, below, Surgeon General is Jerome Adams shows some clever ways that you can create a mask that will work, in just a few minuets, from things you most certainty own. No sewing is involved.

What is amazing to see is how fast he made this mask in his demonstration.

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