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The Rutledge family of Simsbury, Conn., decided to make a sign for their front yard to thank essential workers during the pandemic – then the requests from neighbors started rolling in. The family of five has now made almost 1,000 signs and raised $11,000 in donations to help make PPE for nearby medical facilities.

As restaurants around the world look for ways to safely reopen, some restaurants in France are experimenting with plastic domes to help keep restaurant workers and diners healthy.

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, famous for his role as wounded veteran Lt. Dan in the film “Forrest Gump” and recognized for his support of the military community, has again found a way to pay it forward, this time to those on the front lines of a different kind of threat — COVID-19.

Dental hygienists are facing a difficult dilemma — they’re ready to get back to work but many say the proper personal protective equipment just isn’t available. They say it’s hard to return to role that requires such close contact to the mouth given the mounting concerns surrounding COVID-19.

Dentists told NBC 7’s Claudette Stefanian they’re struggling to provide necessary PPE.

A nurse found out Wednesday what happens when you contradict President Donald Trump on how well coronavirus response efforts are going while standing near him in the Oval Office.

Officials in Russia say two doctors have died and another was seriously hurt in falls from hospital windows after they reportedly came under pressure over working conditions in the coronavirus pandemic

A group of San Diego college students and staff are showing that lending a helping hand during the coronavirus pandemic knows no borders.

The group says they’ll continue making shields until Tijuana has everything they need.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced a new partnership Thursday between San Diego libraries and local hospitals to manufacture face shields for healthcare workers using 3D printers. This comes after Faulconer signed an executive order to employ additional city resources in the fight against COVID-19. The executive order included San Diego libraries and now, they have partnered with local hospitals and the…

With the federal stockpile drained of protective gear, states are turning to each other, private industries and anyone who can donate in a desperate bid to get respirators, gloves and other supplies to doctors, nurses and other front-line workers.

You don’t have to be a genius to see the need among health care workers for more Personal Protective Equipment, but some pretty smart kids from a local robotics team have crafted a way to help. The UC San Diego Medical Center in La Jolla is just one of several hospitals from San Diego to New York that took...

NBC 7’s Dave Summers introduces us to “The Clueless.”

President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House and 3M reached a “very amicable agreement” that will bring more than 55 million masks to the U.S. each month, following a public dispute between the manufacturing giant and the president.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is taking action to support health care workers in Massachusetts and New York amid the coronavirus crisis. Kraft purchased more than 1.7 million N95 masks and used the Patriots’ team plane to fly the critical supplies from China to Boston overnight in order to help hospitals in both states combat the ongoing, nationwide shortage…

Got a needle and thread? How about some free time? If so, a North County hospital network wants to put you to work. The Palomar Health network, which operates facilities from Poway to San Marcos, put out a call Monday for volunteers to sew cloth masks for healthcare workers. They were asking for 5,000 by Tuesday. If you have time…

Protective masks and face shields have been in short supply for healthcare workers, but neighbors in Scripps Ranch are using modern technology to make the shortage a thing of the past. They’re using their 3-D printer to make face shields and handing them off directly to the workers who are face to face with the deadly disease. “We know...

Nurses, doctors, and EMT’s taking the coronavirus head on have signaled for help, and local residents and businesses are answering their call

Sharp Healthcare is accepting donations of medical supplies to make sure it is prepared for an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Want to join Harbor Freight’s cause? NBC 7’s Dave Summers explains how you can.