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03/06/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Kirkland, Washington residents still reeling from coronavirus – stores running out of stock, firefighters remain quarantined

As coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeps across America, residents of all 50 states cope with the spread of the disease in their own ways. In Kirkland, Washington, parents try to protect their children by keeping them at home instead of letting them play outside. Over two dozen firefighters are still in quarantine in the city. Life in Kirkland has […]

03/05/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Would you pay $400 for hand sanitizer? Amazon should stop price gouging amidst coronavirus panic-buying, urges US lawmaker

As of writing, there are 159 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the U.S., and throughout the country, shoppers are hoarding items and leaving store shelves empty to stock up before the infectious disease turns into a full-blown pandemic. Even online stores like Amazon’s Marketplace are running out of stocks, with unscrupulous sellers offering hand sanitizer for exorbitant […]

03/04/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Coronavirus fears continue to spark panic buying of isopropyl alcohol and hand sanitizer across the USA

If you haven’t prepped your survival stockpile ahead of time, you’re out of luck: Mountain Falls’ 91% Isopropyl Alcohol is currently unavailable on the Amazon store. As COVID-19 continues to spread, shoppers become more desperate to get their hands on the product, which is a first aid antiseptic and topical antimicrobial. According to the product’s page […]

03/04/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Coronavirus fears cause panic-buying among shoppers in Brooklyn and Queens in New York

Preppers know that disaster will strike when you least expect it, but they’re probably just as surprised as non-preppers were at how swiftly the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread in America. Unfortunately, not everyone had the foresight to set up preps and a survival stockpile, which was proven when shoppers flocked to several stores in Brooklyn and Queens […]

03/01/2020 / By JD Heyes

Panic buying setting in across U.S. as coronavirus outbreak fears rise, but preppers who have expected this are READY

Looking at the increasing number of reports this past week of people who are flocking — mobbing, really — big box wholesale stores to stock up on food and supplies ahead of a potential outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus, it reminds of the old adage: Some things never change. Videos taken of mob scenes at […]

02/28/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Costco runs out of “emergency food kits” following coronavirus outbreak

People are scrambling to stock up on emergency supplies as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the U.S. – and now, retail giant Costco has run out of “emergency food kits” amid the dreaded outbreak. (h/t to InfoWars.com) Costco Wholesale, one of the biggest suppliers of long-term storable food in the U.S., has sold out of […]

02/23/2020 / By JD Heyes

Chinese officials loot local stores for supplies, leaving citizens empty handed… this same scene may be coming to your nation soon

If you ever needed a better reason to become a “prepper” — or just someone who is better able to handle unexpected emergencies — this is it. A video of Chinese authorities who appear to be confiscating consumer items in a supermarket under the guise of ‘checking commodities prices’ in a Wuhan coronavirus-hit part of […]

02/15/2020 / By Ethan Huff

CDC says Americans need to get prepared because coronavirus could “gain a foothold” in U.S.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a media telebriefing the other day during which it was revealed that the Wuhan coronavirus will probably “gain a foothold” in the U.S., and that Americans need to prepare accordingly. After discussing the CDC’s mistake in accidentally releasing a coronavirus patient from the hospital […]

02/09/2020 / By JD Heyes

Panic buying results in rows of empty store shelves in Hong Kong as residents become “preppers” ahead of coronavirus spread

Americans have been criticized for waiting until chaos hits before they take pre-disaster planning seriously, but they’re not the only ones: Residents of Hong Kong are doing the same thing ahead of the arrival of coronavirus throughout the Asian financial hub. As The South China Morning Post reports, Hong Kong residents have flooded stores and […]

02/03/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Prepping for a pandemic: What you should do before, during and after it strikes

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably already heard about the outbreaks of coronavirus across the globe, particularly the pneumonia outbreak it caused in Wuhan, China, in 2019. It may be alarming, but don’t panic just yet. Instead, you must learn what to do in the face of a possible coronavirus outbreak. (h/t […]

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