Sewers make homemade masks for hospitals in lieu of national shortage

As the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 continue to rise in Maryland, healthcare providers are working endlessly to help those who are sick or those who think they're sick.

WORKING ENDLESSLY TO HELPTHOSE WHO ARE SICK OR THINKTHEYISSUE THEYOF SUPPLIES━ LIKE COVI━19TESTS AND MASKS.

WMAR2 NEWSERIN MACPHERSON FOUND OUT HOWPEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AREHELPING AND HOW HOSPITALS ARERESPONDING*NAT OF SEWING MACHIN* SEWERSALL OVER ARE MAKING HOMEMADEMASKS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERSTHROUGHOUT OUR AREA━ SINCETHERE IS A NATIONAL ASHORTAGE.

2:30 I was like thisis the moment of not ask notwhat your country can do foyou but what you can do foryour country.

That was mymoment!

I was like Isewer, yes.

I can do this andI just started sewing.

Imade probably about 3 dozensmasks.

JILLIAN COLLINS IS AHARFORD COUNTY MOM AND ABALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLTEACHER.

7:28 Imedical professional so Idonthat capacity.

IImilitary where Ilife for my country.

I feellike behind my sewing machineIdo to keep people safe durithis time THE CDC SAYS*RESPIRATO* ━95 MASKS ARENEEDED FOR PROTECTION━ BUTSINCE THERE IS A SHORTAGEHOMEMADE MASKS CAN BE USED ASA LAST RESORT━ ALTHOUGH THEYDONPROTECT YOU FROM COVI━19.THEY SAY HOMEMADE MASKS AREBEST USED IN COMBINATION WITHA FACE SHIELD.((https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/201━ncov/hcp/pp━strategy/fac━masks.html)) WHICH OPENWORKS BALTIMORE IS WORKING ON3━D PRINTING FOR HOSPITALS ANDEMS WORKERS.*FACE SHIELD NAT━ THERE WAS A STORY AIREDMONDA* HOSPITALS IN OUR AREACOMMUNITY SUPPORT.

ASPOKESPERSON FOR JOHNS HOPKINSSAYS THEY'RE SETTING UP ANINTAKE PROCESS FOR MASKSTEAM TO INSPECT THEM ALONGWITH OTHER DONATIONSDISPERSE THE SUPPLIES TO WHERETHEY CAN BE USED.

(SHOW FS━"We are setting up a processto do intake, have a teaminspect the goods to decidewhat situations each thing canbe used for, triage them towhere they're needed and thenget the messaging out to allour employees and memberhospitals." GBMC HEALTHCARESAYS THEYDONATIONS AND APPRECIATE MOREYOU JUST NEED TO CALL THEM AT44━84━6219.

(show website━https:// www.gbmc.org/donations) 3:05 even if I justhelp one person stay safeduring this time it will bewell worth it to me.

COLLINSSAYS THE MASKS ARE EASY TOMAKECLOTH AND ELASTIC BANDS━ ALLTHINGS SHE HAD IN HER HOMEFROM PREVIOUS PROJECTS(VISUAL8:49 the last piece isstitching around the edges andmaking those three littlepleats that make it really fitright to your face SHERECRUITED HER SISTER IN OREGONAND HER MOM IN NEW YORK TO DOTHE SAME FOR THEIR HOSPITALS.AND HOPES OTHERS WILL PITCH INTO HELP AS WELL━ STAYING ATHOME.

11:17 Ipeople find the goodness inthem to do the same thingbecause time of pandemic andfear bring out best and worstin people.

COLLINS IS GIVINGTHE MASKS SHE MAKES TO HERNEIGHBOR WHO'S A LOCAL NURSE.IN BALTIMORE━ ERIN MACHPERSONWMAR━ 2 NEWS.J━ANN FABRICS IS NOW GIVIAWAY FABRIC TO MAKE THESMASKS FOR FREE━ CURBSIDE.THEY ALSO HAVE A "HOW TVIDEO" ON THEIR WE