A Belgian woman with only 20% of normal lung capacity heard that her caregivers were short of masks because of the coronavirus pandemic – so she took action.
In this photo taken on Thursday, March 19, 2020, Sien Lagae, works on a mouth mask, meant to help protect from the spread of COVID-19, on her sewing machine at home in Torhout, Belgium. Lagae runs a social media group of volunteers who are making mouth masks for family and friends as well as hospital and caregivers in Belgium due to a shortage in supply of industrially made masks. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough.
"I suddenly had the idea to make some face masks for my physiotherapist so that she could protect herself and her patients better,” Lagae said. Lagae, 31, from Torhout in western Belgium, created her first design from scratch. Belgian medical authorities then gave her an approved design and advised her on materials to use.
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