People around the world are concerned about the effects of this dangerous COVID-19 disease, causing it to dominate news reports and websites on every side.
There are now more than 1344 deaths recorded as of the first week of February due to the 2019 novel coronavirus, surpassing the number of casualties from the SARS virus.
Since the outbreak started, the Coronavirus 2019-nCoV has spread rapidly. What started out in one city, has now spread to 26 countries, around the globe.
The report of the first victim of the Chinese coronavirus, here in the United States, has sparked concern about a potential pandemic affecting us here at home.
As for the United States, even if there is no shortage yet, alarmism encourages, as in any crisis situation, the supply of products whose stocks are likely to run out.