There's a global shortage of face masks — but people around the world are using creative methods to make their own
People in Italy — one of the hardest-hit countries by the pandemic — as well as countries that have relatively few cases of the virus, like Jordan, Colombia, and Rwanda, are finding creative solutions to help people secure supplies.
Jordanian designer Samia Alzakleh has been designing bedazzled face masks made with hundreds of Swarovski crystals each. She's sold 60 of the sparkling masks in two weeks."These are not 100% medical. I just wanted to encourage people to wear masks,"Bedazzled face masks made by Jordanian designer Samia Alzakleh.A world away in Soacha, Colombia, students at Julio Cesar Turbay school are also making their own masks in light of the shortage. They use materials like banana leaves, plastic bottles, and newspaper. Colombia had more than 300 confirmed cases of the virus as of March 24. Masks are especially scarce in the Bogota area, where air pollution runs high. "As we are a population of limited resources, a vulnerable population here in the outskirts, our boys can't find the masks," Adriana Cubillos, a teacher at the school, told Reuters. "They are not being sold, and if they are sold, the prices are beyond our budget. That is the reason why we have decided to do this as a didactic element." Masks are also hard to get in Rwanda, where 36 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed as of March 24. One tailor in the country's capital of Kigali, Alexander Nshimiyimana, has been making face masks out of traditional fabric called kitenge.
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