Yesterday there were a lot of people with masks,

by nedhead, Sunday, January 26, 2020, 19:47 (1544 days ago) @ Mark

but far fewer today. I suspect that it's because of the cases in OC and LA overnight, those scared decided to not even go outside. I'm not sure that the panic has spread outside of the Chinese communities, but those will be what gets hit first.

We managed to buy a small number expensive masks, but the cheap ones are completely off the shelves. We did manage to figure out when a new shipment was coming in.

It's good that the mortality rate is low, and there's still a lot that's uncertain. But the long incubation period and being contagious before getting sick is pretty worrisome. I view it a bit like a hurricane, in that some precautions are a good idea. Probably pointless -- but maybe not!