It’s no secret that since the start of the pandemic there has been an overwhelming need for face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) in the United States and around the world. So when artists in Prague, Czech Republic heard about the shortage, the creatives worked together to sew a bunch of masks, before hanging them on trees across the city, intended for passersby in need.
Dr. Larry Brilliant, a Mill Valley epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox and an avid mask-wearing advocate, read about the Prague artists’ initiative and cited it in a June speech to the Marin County Commission on Aging.
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