Americans hoarding hand sanitizer and face masks amid coronavirus fears.
March 4, 2020, 5:06 PMAmazon has responded by removing or blocking more than one million products on its platform for price gouging and misleading claims.pandemic sweep across the nation, Americans have been buying up face masks, hand sanitizer and oat milk at skyrocketing rates.
Shelves that held hand sanitizer and hand soap are mostly empty at a Target in Jersey City, N.J., March 3, 2020.Hand sanitizer sales spiked 73%, though Nielsen predicts that the demand for sanitizer hasn't even begun to peak. Sales of thermometers were up by 47%, and aerosol disinfectant purchases climbed 32%.
Shelf-stable pantry items are moving briskly, with oat milk sales increasing more than 300% in the one-week period ending Feb. 22. Fruit snacks, pet medicine and dried beans rose about 10%, as sales of first-aid kits, supplements and bottled water also rising during that span. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't currently recommend for healthy people to wear a mask to protect against coronavirus.
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