Face Masks

A new model from the University of Washington shows that half a million Americans could die of the coronavirus by February 2021. But researchers say that if Americans universally wore masks, nearly 130,000 of these lives could be saved.

A gas station in Stamford is now asking customers to briefly take off their masks before entering their store, but it’s not for any political reasons — it’s for the store’s safety

Twitter has blocked a post from an adviser to President Donald Trump who suggested that masks do not work to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday urged Americans to wear masks to fight the coronavirus that put him in intensive care for seven days, and warned the virus is “something to take very seriously.”

A New York bar patron accused of shoving an 80-year-old, who later died, during a confrontation about the need to wear a mask has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide.

A passenger was escorted off an Allegiant flight departing Mesa, Arizona, after getting into a fight with another passenger. The altercation began when a man who was wearing a face shield was told he needed to wear a face mask, according to a witness.

The video, obtained exclusively by NBC New York, is part of a full-court press from the NYPD to boost mask compliance after complaints ranging from everyday citizens all the way to Gov. Andrew Cuomo started piling up

The same measures that are recommended for reducing the spread of the coronavirus, including social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing face masks, may also help limit the impact of cold and flu season.

Gov. Lamont announced a new fine for violations of his mask executive order, but it will be up to local authorities to enforce those fines.

Don’t follow Connecticut’s mask orders? You could pay a fine. You could also have to pay up if you host or attend an event exceeding state size limits too. A day after the governor announced that those not following the state’s mask or gathering orders can be issued fines, local public health officials are trying to get a better understanding...

The state announced Monday there will be fines for those who violate coronavirus-related restrictions such as the mask mandate or limits on the size of gatherings.

White House officials say the United States has all the medical supplies needed to battle COVID-19, but health care workers, hospital officials and even the FDA say that’s not the case.

President Donald Trump urged Americans Friday to do their part to curb the spread of COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend. “We need everybody to be careful,” he said. “Social distancing, wearing a mask whenever the distancing is not possible. Wash your hands.”

“Supernanny” is back with an all new season and star Jo Frost is sharing details about how the show will be focusing on the entire family this time around. She also shares tips for parents on how to get kids to wear their face masks.

Two Wisconsin high school seniors petitioned for mandatory use of face masks after learning coverings had not been enforced at their school. Ava Rheeve and Julia Going joined NBCLX to talk about their successful campaign to change their school’s policy.

The struggle is real.Beauty influencer Roxette Arisa on the dilemma faced by many women… do you really want to wear makeup when your face is covered with a mask?

Dr. Deborah Birx urged Americans to wear face masks even when visiting friends and family in private. “We find that when people gather together in private, as family members and neighbors, they make assumptions that there couldn’t be anybody that has infection there,” she said.

Robert O’Neill posted a selfie showing himself, with no mask, on a Delta Connection flight Wednesday from Minneapolis to Newark, a violation of Delta’s policy that requires mask-wearing while on board

With so much information about face masks being thrown at us every single day, it’s easy to see why some would be confused about whether they really work. In this edition of “Send This Video To,” our new series debunking viral myths and conspiracy theories, NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado unmasks the truth about face masks. After you’re done watching it, send...

“There was frustration on our children and there was frustration as parents,” mom Sheri Rumblad said. It wasn’t but just three months ago mom Sheri Rumblad’s son’s learning from the American School for the Deaf was entirely virtual. “Sometimes he would be with an instructor and the technology wasn’t keeping up with the rate of the sign so everything...