Out Designer Christian Siriano to Create Free Face Masks to Combat Coronavirus

The novel coronavirus has claimed yet another life.

Millions of Americans will be infected by the coronavirus and 100,000 to 200,000 will die, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned Sunday, as people in and around the country's outbreak epicenter of New York were urged to limit their travel to contain the scourge.

President Donald Trump boasted about his growing TV ratings on Sunday, while Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force warned that up to 200,000 Americans could die from COVID-19.

Since New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appeal last week on Twitter for the public’s help in providing supplies such as face masks to hospitals, more fashion designers and labels have risen to the occasion during the coronavirus pandemic.

Christian Siriano, Brandon Maxwell and Prada are among the growing number of fashion brands using their sewing skills to make masks and medical gowns during the coronavirus pandemic. New York now has more than16,000 cases of the coronavirus,and as medical demands rise, medical supplies have declined.

Bethenny Frankel is taking charge! The 49-year-old businesswoman is producing 1 million face masks for medical professionals as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and crucial supplies dwindle.

The coronavirus global pandemic has caused many problems for the U.S., and one of the biggest has been the shortage of face masks and other protective gear medical professionals and vulnerable people need to stay safe. Fashion designer Christian Siriano is stepping up with a solution to the problem: He and his team are making face masks.

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with preexisting medical conditions.

Christian Siriano — Photo: Rhododendrites / Wiki Commons

TSR Fashion: High-end fashion designer, and arguably one of Project Runway’s most successful contestants, Christian Siriano, is using his fashion skills and resources to step up and help people in this time of crisis.

Christian Sirianoand his team have volunteered to produce masks for medical workers fighting against the coronavirus. The designer and Project Runway star answered New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's call for the critical need of protective equipment via Twitter on Friday.  "If @NYGovCuomo says we need masks my team will help make some," Siriano wrote.

Christian Siriano is offering up his skills and services to help make masks as a shortage builds up during the coronavirus outbreak.

Christian Siriano is about to make New York City medical workers red-carpet worthy.

Christian Siriano to the rescue! The Project Runway winner turned beloved celebrity designer offered his team of seamstresses to help make masks for healthcare workers during the coronavirus outbreak.

Christian Siriano has figured out a way to give back to New York in its time of need.

Four members of one family in New Jersey have died after being infected with coronavirus.

The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman announced that he is shutting his cafe in New York due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The actor reportedly also said that shutting the cafe was the right thing to do.