SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: The Centers For Disease Control recently recommended that you wear a facial mask whenever you go out in public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The purpose of masks is to catch water droplets that we breathe out.

Doctors said it's more about protecting others around us from our germs, rather than shielding the wearer. If everyone wears one, we can all be protected.

Here are the CDC's Instructions on how to make your own.