‘Masks Without Borders’ Campaign Fighting COVID for Thousands in Chicago and India

By Steve Bynum
MASKS INDIA
An Indian family wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus rides on a scooter through a street in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Masks Without Borders is pushing to give life-saving masks to people from Chicago to India. Mahesh Kumar A. / AP Photo
MASKS INDIA
An Indian family wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus rides on a scooter through a street in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Masks Without Borders is pushing to give life-saving masks to people from Chicago to India. Mahesh Kumar A. / AP Photo

‘Masks Without Borders’ Campaign Fighting COVID for Thousands in Chicago and India

By Steve Bynum
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