Charmin and Cottonelle Address Nationwide Toilet Paper Shortages, and Twitter Is Sounding Off
03/16/2020 11:59 pm EDT
'Leave us alone!'
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued more guidelines for Americans for the next 15 days, and said his experts believe the coronavirus crisis could continue through the summer. Officials have shut down bars and restaurants in cities across the country, and people are being advised to stay home.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that anyone over 60 and with chronic medical conditions should stay home during the outbreak.
'They Gave Us the Forever Roll'
"This virus is capable of spreading easily and sustainable from person to person ... and there's essentially no immunity against this virus in the population," Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reports Monday, reports CNBC. She cited data from the World Health Organization's research of 70,000 cases in China.
'More Reassuring Message Than' the Government
"It's fair to say that, as the trajectory of the outbreak continues, many people in the United States will at some point in time, either this year or next, be exposed to this virus and there's a good chance many will become sick," Messonnier said.
She added that many people will not develop serious symptoms and 15 to 30 percent of those exposed to the virus get severely sick.
'It'll Take Time' to Fully Restock
The disease is most dangers for those over 80, Messonnier said. The odds of developing COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, increases with age. Only about 2% of the cases the WHO examined were in people less than 19 years old.
"This seems to be a disease that affects adults and most seriously older adults," she explained. "Starting at age 60, there is an increasing risk of disease and the risk increases with age."
'We Need More TP'
There are over 182,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, including over 4,600 in the U.S. alone as of Monday night. There have been 85 reported deaths in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University.
'Production Continues to Go Smoothy'
Angel Soft quickly responded to toilet paper fans' questions, assuring them that production is still going "smoothly." The company is also streamlining the distribution process and expediting shipping of what has already been made.
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