Japanese electronics giant Sharp is to use a TV factory to make surgical masks amid the coronavirus outbreak. Its parent company Foxconn has already done the same in China to supply its own ...

But the supply chain disruptions in logistics mean ... for masks stems in part from better data that supports wearing surgical masks or N95 masks over cloth ones, said Armbrust.

Now, new studies have determined that double masks offer up to 95% protection against the spread of this disease. The US CDC recommends using surgical masks in combination with cloth masks.

The outbreak has seen demand for masks soar and caused a shortage of supplies around the world ... Motors has also joined efforts to resolve the surgical mask shortage. Its Chinese joint venture ...