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.
"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.
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