There have not been any confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Ireland, but there has been a surge in demand for surgical masks in pharmacies since the news broke in China
Image: Aine O'Connell Image: Aine O'Connell IRISH PHARMACIES HAVE seen a surge in demand for surgical face masks from customers since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, with some stores in the capital running out of these products entirely.
There are severe shortages of surgical face masks in China, where people are being encouraged to wear them to help prevent the spread of the virus. The majority of the confirmed cases have been in China. When we ran out, we tried to re-order them from the supplier but there’s a shortage there. “The demand definitely went up after the news broke, and it’s not something we would normally sell out of that fast,” another pharmacist in the capital said.“Over the weekend we had a lot of people buying them, some people who were planning to travel, and there were also people just asking about them, even if they weren’t buying – just checking whether we had any.
Related Reads 27.01.20 Irish people now advised to avoid entire province of Hubei due to coronavirus 27.01.20 Death toll from coronavirus rises to 80, with over 2,700 confirmed cases— Dr Philip Lee January 25, 2020 Source: Dr Philip Lee/Twitter The embassy in Beijing is in contact with Irish citizens in Hubei, but is understood there are not many Irish people in the province.
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