No sh!t (Pun fully intended)
Well...just a heads up for you guys anyway.
Starting from Jan 2020 onwards (roughly after Chinese New Year), as the coronavirus started to ramp up its spreading, people over at my place (country) and the "neighboring one" started to stock up on stuff and things became more and more scarce...so you guys can maybe read this and take things into consideration.
In no particular order:
1 - Face mask (Surgical/N95)
2 - Thermometer (esp those that measure temp via forehead, the no touch kind. Not those that you stick in your mouth or ear.)
3 - Hand sanitizers & Dettol (for cleaning surfaces)
4 - Foodstuff like canned food, instant noodles and dried food (basically stuff that can last you a while and minimize your needing to go out and shop for food too often.)
5 - Toiletries (like the aforementioned toilet paper...etc.)
Good to knows:
1 - Try to avoid going out too often, especially to crowded places.
2 - Try to avoid having unnecessary physical contact with other people.
3 - Be mindful of what you touch (surfaces, door handles etc) and where you touch afterwards (your face, mouth, etc).
4 - Wash your hands thoroughly whenever possible. (Especially after you have touched some suspicious areas and or surfaces)
5 - Buy whatever is necessary and stock up a little, but not too excessively until the point where you leave none for others and you can't finish them off by yourselves.
6 - Keep your house well ventilated if possible and not in an air-conditioned environment too much. (Its more for us in the tropical/hot places, so not quite sure how much of this applies to you guys in the temperate/coldish areas though.)
Stay frosty but don't panic.