Masks can’t stop the coronavirus in the US, but hysteria has led to bulk-buying, price-gouging and serious fear for the future
Despite repeated pleas from health officials not to purchase them, Americans can’t stop snatching up masks and respirators.
China coronavirus cases rise again, Trump urges calm after US death
Worldwide, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and about 87,000 infected since the virus was first detected late 2019.