April 30th Update (pdf)

• Masks on airplanes: Where things stand on personal protection and social distancing
• Why Airlines Have Been Slow to Require Passengers to Wear Masks
• A Face Mask for Every Airline Passenger Is the Likely New Normal
• COVID-19: Masks Make Difference In Reducing Transmission, Lowering Death Rate, Research Says
• Face Masks and a Factory Redesign: How Bentley Plans Return to Work
• Exercising with a face mask: The do’s and don’ts

April 29th Update (pdf)

• As Illinois facial covering requirement nears, Lightfoot and opponents put forward dueling plans to distribute masks in Chicago
• Medline seeks FDA’s OK to sterilize N95 masks
• VR could be the key to more people wearing masks to beat COVID-19
• US coronavirus cases top 1 million, lawmakers urge airlines to make face masks mandatory
• Your Southwest Airlines flight might soon include face masks and health screenings. Is that enough to make flying feel safe again?

• Best fabrics for homemade masks are cotton, natural silk and chiffon, according to study from U. of C., Argonne
• https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-life-study-fabric-coronavirus-0424-tt-20200424-vu7hdrgfojfutm6c4jpy3ajsv4-story.html

1. Best Homemade Face Masks to Protect From COVID-19 Combine Cotton and Silk, Study Finds
2. https://www.newsweek.com/best-homemade-face-masks-covid-19-cotton-silk-study-1500059

• Coronavirus News: Kansas farmer gifts Gov. Cuomo with mask to help fight COVID-19
• https://abc7ny.com/kansas-farmer-face-mask-governor-cuomo-receives-gives-coronavirus-new-york/6127982/

• Sewing a Covid-19 Mask? You Need This Chart
• https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-24/sewing-a-covid-19-mask-these-materials-are-best

• How much do masks help against COVID-19?
• https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/covid-19-face-masks-help-stop-spread

• Mayor: Madison city employees now required to wear masks while working to prevent COVID-19 spread
• https://www.channel3000.com/mayor-madison-city-employees-now-required-to-wear-masks-while-working-to-prevent-covid-19-spread/

• Medical students take up fight against COVID-19 by making masks for community
• https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/medical-students-take-up-fight-against-covid19-by-making-masks/283-d95639c5-415a-4bb3-b5bf-02fd3f5c6cd3