https://www.deseret.com/indepth/202...th-cdc-panic-costco-prepper-shopping-covid-19
...Spread of infection is not a natural disaster.
You don’t prepare the same as you would for an earthquake or a tornado. You won’t be at home for two weeks, isolated without resources, so you don’t need water, batteries or candles, says Nicholas Rupp, spokesman for the Salt Lake County Health Department.
“Utilities will function fine. Electricity, potable water, natural gas, you’ll have all that. So set those aside and focus on the things that are really applicable in this circumstance, things you might need because you shouldn’t leave your home,” he said.
His list includes prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines to relieve symptoms of a respiratory illness, food and cleaning supplies. He points out that health officials don’t know what type of cleaner is best against coronavirus, but the hardy norovirus has been susceptible to bleach.
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The thought that you really, really need a mask is bad.
And it can create a shortage for those who really, really do.
Masks are for those who are sick to help avoid infecting others and for their close caregivers.
Shoppers are buying lots of items in greater quantity than they need, from toilet paper to canned goods. Experts and others say to remember that other people are also trying to prepare. Media outlets like The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times have been reporting on communities that are out of some preparation basics like hand sanitizer and cleaners. In Australia, they’ve even had a canned goods shortage.
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