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Eighteen-year-old Shelei Pan discusses how she started an effort to teach other teenagers sewing skills to make free masks for children. Project Masked has donated more than 2,000 masks to local nonprofits so far, and more than 150 volunteers have lent a helping hand.

Epidemiologists at St Louis University say the rate of new coronavirus cases significantly decreased in St. Louis and St. Louis County after government officials began requiring people to wear masks in public.

People in St. Louis and St. Louis County need to comply with orders to wear masks, said Dr. Alex Garza, head of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force. But those in surrounding counties also should use them, he said.

Hospitals in St. Louis have reached or exceeded patient capacity limits, public health officials said Monday. If more people don't wear masks and keep their distance from others, doctors say there won't be enough staff to take care of coronavirus patients who need help.

Starting Monday, businesses in St. Louis County won't be able to serve people who aren't wearing masks, and children over age 5 will have to wear them in schools. People will also need to wear masks at indoor and outdoor businesses.

Face masks are hot, itchy and awkward. But they're among the best ways to help keep the coronavirus from spreading. St. Louis doctors and public officials have been pleading for people to wear them in public for months. They say where, when and how you wear a mask makes a difference.

On a recent morning of summer school, students were met at the entrance of Gore Elementary School in Jennings with thermal temperature scanners. It’s just…

When the customer is always right, it’s hard to suggest they wear a mask.Francis Rodriguez, like many restaurant owners, is having a tough time balancing…

Updated at 6:50 p.m. July 1, with comments from St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlman.St. Louis and St. Louis County will require people to wear face…

As the region slowly returns to some semblance of normal, many churches are preparing to reopen in June.In an effort to keep congregations healthy, the…