Shelves emptied of paracetamol and ibuprofen at a supermarket. Panic buying has emptied essential supplies of various products from the shelves of supermarkets as the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues and members of the public buy up stock of toilet paper, soap and basic food stuffs [Thursday 12/03/2020 - Sainsbury, Hornchurch, Essex]. 2019-nCoV or COVID-19, informally known as the Wuhan coronavirus, is a contagious virus that causes respiratory infection. It is the cause of the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

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