Volunteers from a Hong Kong theater group are sewing reusable protective face masks for those who can't access or afford them.
In this Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, photo, volunteers pose for a photo with their handmade cotton masks in Hong Kong. Volunteers from a Hong Kong theater group are turning their backstage skills to helping out against the new coronavirus, sewing reusable protective masks for those who can't access or afford them. Jo Ngai, a drama lover and founder of the Nonsensemakers, along with her friend Jessie Han, have turned a theater rehearsal room into a temporary handmade mask factory.
With the help of friends they met online, they have been working to produce 400 fabric masks that can be reused by throwing away the inner lining. It's not clear how effective they will be in combating the virus, but Ngai and Han think their triple-layered creations will be an effective defense. “I noticed that the price of surgical masks has surged threefold within three days. So we think that it is nearly impossible for ordinary citizens, especially the poor, to buy surgical masks. But face masks are essential with the outbreak of the coronavirus,” Han said.
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