Businesses see high demand for face masks in light of coronavirus news

As coronavirus spreads so does the demand for products like face masks.

This all comes during the heart of an already active flu season.

AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS...SODOES THE DEMAND FOR PRODUCTSLIKE FACE MASKS.BUSINESSES AREFEELING THE IMPACT.

NEW ATFIVE... MARY JO OLA FOUND OUTWHAT A LOCAL SUPPLY COMPANYAND PHARMACY ARE SEEING:THE DEMAND FOR FACE MASKS ISGROWING AS QUESTIONS SWIRL...AND MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES AREBEING REPORTED IN THE UNITEDSTATES.THIS ALL COMES DURINGTHE HEART OF AN ALREADY ACTIVEFLU SEASON.HAYAT PHARMACY AT27TH AND EDGERTON...DOESN'TNORMALLY CARRY MASKS BUT SOMANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLINGABOUT THEM THEY'VE TRIED TOGET THEIR HANDS ON SOME."Everybody has a zero on handof every style, design, cut,color, you name it."AS APRECAUTION CATHY THOMPSON WOREA FACE MASK AS SHE FLEW INTOMILWAUKEE .

"My husband hasCOPD real bad and if he caughtany kind of cold orrespiratory probem he woulddie.

I can't take that risk oftaking that home to him."DASHMEDICAL GLOVES IN FRANKLINSELLS MASKS.IT'S NOT A BIGPART OF THEIR BUSINESS...BUTSINCE CORONAVIRUS BEGANDOMINATING HEADLINES...THEY'VESEEN MORE DEMAND FOR THE ITEM"I'd say at least 20 timeshigher in the first day." BOBSULLLIVAN IS THE PRESIDENT ANDCEO.THEY BELIEVE THE SPIKECAME LAST THURSDAY... AFTERSOMEONE SHARED THEIR WEBSITEON A CHINESE FORUM...SULLIVANSAYS SALES ARE ALL FROMINDIVIDUAL PEOPLE...SENDINGTHE MASKS TO CHINA.TYPICALLYTHEIR CLIENTS ARE BUSINESSES."It's unusual to see that andit's not like we have a hugeinventory of masks.

We have tobe a little careful of notbeing back ordered to ournormal customers."MJ TAG:HEALTH EXPERTS SAY FACE MASKSARE REALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP ANINFECTED PERSON FROM SPREADINGILLNESSES.CORONAVIRUS CANSPREAD WHEN AN INFECTED PERSONCOUGHS OR SNEEZES.MARY JO OLA