Get gloves, if you can. The rush for stocking up already started at one Walmart today: Monday! They were out of coffee and low on quite a few other grocery items. The place was stuffed with people in a hurry.
So far, the Chinese have really pushed masks, but they haven’t concentrated on continuous cleaning of surfaces. I suspect that surfaces are more important with the epidemic wherever much human traffic is happening.
You probably know the drill.
* Don’t touch your face no matter what. Avoid touching yourself or clothing anywhere else.
* After the epidemic gets here, wear gloves wherever you’ll meet strangers.
*Avoid public restrooms like the plague.*
*Properly* remove and dispose of the gloves after each public place visited *before* getting into the car (*outdoor* trash cans or a plastic bag for your car). Take each glove off by pinching the *back side* of each glove cuff and pulling it off towards the ends of the fingers. Each glove should then be inside-out.
* Wash hands at the first opportunity after taking the gloves off.
Stock up, and avoid going out during the first wave. Stay at home.
And to the gougers out there,...
And for you monstrous opportunists out there, no one will be buying the stuff that you intend to scalp others for during the very short-term die-off. No one will come near you or anyone else. You’ll simply be stuck with more than enough of those one or two items that you bought out. Each wave will last only about 6 weeks, give or take. More likely, we’ll be getting into the clear as the weather warms up over the next few weeks.
We’re doing ok on gloves and masks. I was hoping to get some extra for family.
Just found out that one of hubby’s coworkers has been in China for the past month. Don’t know what his status is or if/when he’ll be able to travel back here. Worried about the dangers of that close contact through work if/when the guy does come back!
I can’t really tell in my local HEB grocery store if there is a virus caused shortage of certain items or not. It’s a magical surprise trip even in good times. Welcome to a game of Venezuela shopping in the middle of Texas. Normally, I shop every six weeks but went 3 times this last week. Pet supplies and tp one trip, next was household items and the last was people food. Yeah, I slacked off preps once we got rid of obamy.
Anyway, many items were out or only had two or three of the product on the shelf. Zero Lysol type sprays and whole dill pickles, There were only two small hand sanitizers. Corn meal, canned sauces, chili, powdered milk, potato flakes, etc. were only the small sizes. I avoided any fresh produce that couldn’t be cooked or washed such as lettuce. They did have plenty of the regular nitrile one size fits all (not) but no mil. rating so cheapo but hopefully better than nothing. Vitamins and supplements were low.
But, empty shelves are normal so who knows.