India's health ministry has released instructions online on how people could make their own masks.
Hundreds of millions of people in India, including in its two largest cities, were ordered Wednesday to wear face masks or coverings amid a nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Therefore, it has been decided that facial masks will be compulsory for anyone stepping out of their house." The health ministry on the weekend advised all residents in the nation of 1.3 billion people to cover their noses and mouths with homemade reusable face covers.The new rules came as India's official number of cases rose above 5,200, including 149 deaths.
But the number of cases has continued to rise, with officials blaming a large religious gathering in March where thousands of people congregated for at least 30 percent of patients.
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