How To Make A Coronavirus Face Mask At Home | TODAY

>> THAT’S YOUR LATEST WEATHER.

>> THAT’S YOUR LATEST WEATHER.

HODY.

HODY.

>> I LOVE IT WHEN YOU SAY THAT.

>> I LOVE IT WHEN YOU SAY THAT.

NOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON NOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

THIS MORNING A LOT-OF-CONFUSION THIS MORNING A LOT-OF-CONFUSION ON MASKS AND SHOPPING.

ON MASKS AND SHOPPING.

HERE WITH ANSWERS NBC HERE WITH ANSWERS NBC INVESTIGATIVE AND CONSUMER INVESTIGATIVE AND CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT VICKY NGUYEN.

CORRESPONDENT VICKY NGUYEN.

WE LOVE IT WHEN YOU COME.

WE LOVE IT WHEN YOU COME.

WE HAVE A QUESTION ON FACEBOOK.

WE HAVE A QUESTION ON FACEBOOK.

>> IN THE PAST THEY TOLD US WE >> IN THE PAST THEY TOLD US WE DON’T HAVE TO WEAR THE MASKS, DON’T HAVE TO WEAR THE MASKS, NOW THEY TELL US WE SHOULD.

NOW THEY TELL US WE SHOULD.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, EVEN FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, EVEN HEALTH CARE WORKERSERS DON’T HEALTH CARE WORKERSERS DON’T HAVE ENOUGH MASKS.

HAVE ENOUGH MASKS.

IS IT SAFE TO WEAR THE ONES FROM IS IT SAFE TO WEAR THE ONES FROM KLEIN OR IS IT SAFE TO MAKE OUR KLEIN OR IS IT SAFE TO MAKE OUR OWN AND WEAR THEM.

OWN AND WEAR THEM.

>> THE GOOD NEWS IS WE CAN MAKE >> THE GOOD NEWS IS WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN.

OUR OWN.

YOU CAN USE EASY MATERIALS AT YOU CAN USE EASY MATERIALS AT HOME, CLOTH AND RUBBER BANDS OR HOME, CLOTH AND RUBBER BANDS OR HAIR ELASSTICELASTICS.

HAIR ELASSTICELASTICS.

LET’S BE CLEAR WHY WE’RE WEARING LET’S BE CLEAR WHY WE’RE WEARING THEM, WHY THE DATA CHANGED.

THEM, WHY THE DATA CHANGED.

25 TO 50% OF THE PEOPLE WALKING 25 TO 50% OF THE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND WITH COVID-19 HAVE NO AROUND WITH COVID-19 HAVE NO SYMPTOMS.

SYMPTOMS.

THEY COULD ARE SHEDDING.

THEY COULD ARE SHEDDING.

SO YOU’RE WEARING THIS MASK IN SO YOU’RE WEARING THIS MASK IN CASE YOU ARE SICK AND YOU’RE CASE YOU ARE SICK AND YOU’RE TRYING NOT TO SPREAD IT THROUGH TRYING NOT TO SPREAD IT THROUGH YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH.

YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH.

>> WE’RE GOING TO MAKE ONE.

>> WE’RE GOING TO MAKE ONE.

>> WE HAVE FABRIC.

>> WE HAVE FABRIC.

THIS IS FABRIC I HAD AT HOME.

THIS IS FABRIC I HAD AT HOME.

MY 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER MADE MY 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER MADE SCRUNCHIES WITH IT.

SCRUNCHIES WITH IT.

HERE IS HOW TO FIND HOW THICK.

HERE IS HOW TO FIND HOW THICK.

YOU HOLD IT UP TO THE LIGHT.

YOU HOLD IT UP TO THE LIGHT.

THE MORE LIGHT THAT COMES THE MORE LIGHT THAT COMES THROUGH, THE THICKER THE FABRIC.

THROUGH, THE THICKER THE FABRIC.

YOU HAVE AN BANDANA, THAT WORKS YOU HAVE AN BANDANA, THAT WORKS WELL, AN OLD T-SHIRT.

WELL, AN OLD T-SHIRT.

A SHEET WOULD ALSO WORK.

A SHEET WOULD ALSO WORK.

>>> LAY IT DOWN.

>>> LAY IT DOWN.

WE’LL TRY TO SHOW YOU WHILE WE’LL TRY TO SHOW YOU WHILE JIMMY IS OPERATING THE CAMERA.

JIMMY IS OPERATING THE CAMERA.

FOLD THE TOP PART DOWN A LITTLE FOLD THE TOP PART DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

BIT.

THE BOTTOM UP A LITTLE BIT, THE BOTTOM UP A LITTLE BIT, ABOUT A FOURTH.

ABOUT A FOURTH.

THEM WE’RE GOING TO DO IT ONE THEM WE’RE GOING TO DO IT ONE MORE TIME.

MORE TIME.

FOLD THE TOP DOWN, BOTTOM UP.

FOLD THE TOP DOWN, BOTTOM UP.

PERFECT, HODA.

PERFECT, HODA.

NOW YOU TAKE YOUR RUBBER BANDS, NOW YOU TAKE YOUR RUBBER BANDS, HAIR ELASTICS ARE IDEAL.

HAIR ELASTICS ARE IDEAL.

SLIDE ONE ONTO THIS SIDE AND ONE SLIDE ONE ONTO THIS SIDE AND ONE ONTO THIS SIDE.

ONTO THIS SIDE.

A THIRD THROUGH.

A THIRD THROUGH.

YOU FLIP ONE IN, ONE IN.

YOU FLIP ONE IN, ONE IN.

I’M THE LEAST CRAFTY PERSON.

I’M THE LEAST CRAFTY PERSON.

>> TUCK IT IN.

>> TUCK IT IN.

>> YOU CAN.

>> YOU CAN.

THE SURGEON GENERAL SHOWED IT THE SURGEON GENERAL SHOWED IT FOLDING OVER BUT I AGREE WITH FOLDING OVER BUT I AGREE WITH YOU FOLDING IN WILL MAKE IT YOU FOLDING IN WILL MAKE IT NICER.

NICER.

YOU FOLD THIS UP, PUT IT ON YOUR YOU FOLD THIS UP, PUT IT ON YOUR EARS LIKE THIS.

EARS LIKE THIS.

NOT PRETTY, BUT, HEY, IT GETS NOT PRETTY, BUT, HEY, IT GETS THE JOB DONE.

THE JOB DONE.

THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY PULL IT THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY PULL IT UP.

UP.

PERFECT.

PERFECT.

THE KEY IS TO COVER YOUR NOSE THE KEY IS TO COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH.

AND MOUTH.

ALSO, THIS DOESN’T MAKE YOU ALSO, THIS DOESN’T MAKE YOU INVINCIBLE.

INVINCIBLE.

YOU SHOULD STILL BE STAYING HOME YOU SHOULD STILL BE STAYING HOME BUT ONE SMALL MEASURE FOR TRIPS BUT ONE SMALL MEASURE FOR TRIPS YOU HAVE TO MAKE OUT.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE OUT.

>> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM CAMMY.

>> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM CAMMY.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW THIS.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW THIS.

WHY ARE STORES ALLOWED TO HAVE WHY ARE STORES ALLOWED TO HAVE SO MANY CUSTOMERS IN AT ONE SO MANY CUSTOMERS IN AT ONE TIME.

TIME.

IT’S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO IT’S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE AT GROCERY SOCIALLY DISTANCE AT GROCERY STORES, ESPECIALLY PARKING LOTS.

STORES, ESPECIALLY PARKING LOTS.

YEAH, I’VE SEEN LINES OUTSIDE YEAH, I’VE SEEN LINES OUTSIDE SOME STORES, OTHERS THEY LET IN.

SOME STORES, OTHERS THEY LET IN.

>> IT’S FRUSTRATING.

>> IT’S FRUSTRATING.

YOU DO YOUR PART TO SOCIAL YOU DO YOUR PART TO SOCIAL DISTANCE AND THEN GET TO THE DISTANCE AND THEN GET TO THE STORE AND LET EVERYBODY IN.

STORE AND LET EVERYBODY IN.

OVER THE WEEKEND WALMART AND OVER THE WEEKEND WALMART AND COSTCO HAD MAJOR MOVES.

COSTCO HAD MAJOR MOVES.

COSTCO SAYING IF YOU HAVE A COSTCO SAYING IF YOU HAVE A MEMBERSHIP CARD ONLY TWO PEOPLE MEMBERSHIP CARD ONLY TWO PEOPLE CAN GO INTO THE WAREHOUSE STORE CAN GO INTO THE WAREHOUSE STORE TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEES AND TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEES AND OTHER CUSTOMERS.

OTHER CUSTOMERS.

WALMART MAKING SOME BIG NEWS, WALMART MAKING SOME BIG NEWS, FIVE PEOPLE PER 1, 000 SQUARE.