The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading around the world. This is a virus that started in China and it is rapidly spreading around the world. It is very contagious and, in severe cases, can cause difficulty breathing, pneumonia, and death. Schools and businesses across the country are closing in order to slow the spread of the virus.
As cities and towns are shutting down and the CDC is talking about social distancing, we have heard people worldwide are panic buying toilet paper! I did look on-line to find out why and this was something I found on https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/this-is-why-everyone-is-hoarding-toilet-paper/
"Panic-buying during a crisis is nothing new. Midwesterners joke about everyone making Apocalypse French Toast before a blizzard, because store shelves mysteriously empty of bread, eggs, and milk. On the coast, peanut butter is the must-have item every hurricane season. In part, it’s reasonable to want to be prepared, says Yarrow, but panic-buying is partly an attempt to gain a sense of control when the world feels uncertain and dangerous."
They went on to say:
"It’s easy to see the logic—even if it’s irrational—behind frantic stashing of soap or hand sanitizer. But why toilet paper?
Yarrow says that is a bit unusual. "I don't think most people think about toilet paper during panic-buying times like hurricanes and so on. This is kind of a first," she told Ars. The run on toilet paper (sorry, not sorry) is what happens when social media-driven communication meets human instinct in the middle of a crisis."
It was another wonderful day?!
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