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Woman makes a face mask.

Makeshift Mask

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marissa Cross creates a makeshift face mask at Fleet Activities Sasebo in Sasebo, Japan, April 7, 2020. Cross followed along with a video made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in which U.S. Surgeon General Public Health Service Vice Adm. (Dr.) Jerome Adams demonstrates a sewing-free method for a temporary cloth face mask. The mask is being made in response to a new order requiring face masks when proper social distancing is not possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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