Face masks can help slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Learn about mask types, which masks to use and ...

In late 2019, a novel coronavirus emerged in China. Since then, it has rapidly spread throughout the world. This novel coronavirus is called SARS-CoV-2 and the disease that it causes is called ...

A new rapid expert consultation from a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine responds to questions from the White House Office of Science and Technology ...

Michigan officials advise wearing an N95 or P100 mask when outdoors as wildfire smoke causes poor air quality statewide.

As smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires continues to degrade air quality across parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast, many Americans may be reaching for the disposable or cloth face ...

COVID-era masking is making a brief comeback at one San Francisco museum. The Exploratorium announced Tuesday that all ...

Has your COVID-era mask been a constant companion or is it collecting dust? Americans' relationship with masking has been fraught (and politicized) since the beginning of the pandemic, a time when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Masks saved an untold number of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now, the resulting plastic pollution from those masks is ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A northern California county has recommended people wear face masks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Correction: A previous version of this article said the CDC revised its covid quarantine protocols to allow people to reemerge ...