It is recommended that those aged six and older wear masks when indoors in public places or while using public transportation.
That advise comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help slow the spread of COVID-19, which has killed more than 51,000 people in the United States, including two in Wichita County.
With similar orders across the state and the country masks can be hard to find. Masks can be made at home for those adept at it.
Local businesses are also helping to increase the supply of masks available to the general public.
"We thought that it would be a way for us to help as well as keep our folks employed during all of this," Rob Storey, executive vice president of Nokona American Ball Gloves, said.
At the beginning of April, Nokona American Ball Gloves started the process of switching machinery from baseball gloves to start making masks.
Storey said the impetus for them to start making the switch was their sister company in Phoenix.
"They had started in on this a couple of weeks before we did," he said.
Storey said they had most of the materials needed already and of course experienced sewists. They did have to bring in some of the cloth material needed to make the masks.
Even with sewists and the material the machines required retrofitting.
Baseball gloves use heavier threads and needles which needed to be switched to handle a much finer cloth material.
"Once we got the hang of it, it became relatively easy," Storey said.
Last Friday, April 25, is when the first masks starting being made available to customers via email and phone calls.
Storey said that they aren't online just yet.
"But I anticipate that it will be Thursday or Friday of this week," he said.
The masks will start at $10 apiece in three different styles: form-fitted, draw string and plaited. There are three different materials used that include patterns like one with baseballs, gloves and bats.
Nokona started making gloves in 1934. In it's 86 years making ball gloves Nokona has helped during a crisis before.
During WWII Nokona's full production switched over to making ball gloves for the military. The infantrymen were given a ball glove to give them something to do when they weren't fighting.
During Desert Storm they were sewing cloth, bags and head harness assemblies for night vision goggles.
"We've through the years tried to adapt to whatever needs have come up," Storey said.
Check Nokona.com for masks and for ball gloves.
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