Smita Paul, founder of Indigo Handloom, sews face masks, after California Governor Gavin Newsom's implemented statewide "stay at home order" directing the state's 40 million residents to stay in their homes in the face of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), that will be donated to doctors, nurses and EMTs around the country in Oakland, California, U.S., March 23, 2020. Picture taken March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Smita Paul has been sewing scarves and clothing for her small fashion business since 2003 but ever since the coronavirus struck the Bay Area and created a shortage in personal protective equipment for hospital workers, she has switched from sewing scarves to sewing masks.
“We are all horrified. The idea of one of my friends having to go into this situation without having any protective gear, I just can’t imagine," said Paul. "If we can do one little thing, we’re going to do it."
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