Stores Failing To Keep Up With Demand For Essentials During Coronavirus Outbreak

Cleve Bryan reports.

FOR NOW WE ARE LIVE FROMNORTHERN LIBERTIES, CRYSTALCRANMORE FOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".EMPTY SHELVES, SOME STORESCANNOT KEEP UP WITH THEDEMAND, MAD RUSH CONTINUES TOGET SUPPLIES NEEDED TO STAYSAFE DURING A CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORT ARECLEVE BRYAN'S LIVE IN PITMANWITH THAT PART OF THECOVERAGE, HI THERE CLEVEREPORT REPORT BEING PREPAREDIS ALWAYS A GOOD THING BUT INSOMEPLACEES COVID 19 DEMANDOUT PACING SUPPLIES.INCLUDING VERY IMPORTANT ITEMSLIKE MEDICINE.REPORTER: SHELVES FORDISINFECTING PRODUCTS AND MORECONCERNING NOTHING TO BUY INTHE MEDICINE AISLE OF SOMESTORES.THESE ARE COMMON THEMESTHROUGHOUT THE REGION ASPEOPLE SNATCH UP PRODUCTS THEYWORRY MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLEIN THE MIDDLE OF THE COVID 19THIS THE FIRST TIME I HAVEEVER SEEN KILL REN'S PRODUCTSBEING AFFECT.REPORTER: PITMAN PHARMACYSTILL HAVE A FEW BOTTLES OFCHILDREN IBUPROFEN ANDACETAMINOPHEN BUT FUR CHILD ISOUT OF LUCK IN TARGET INMANTUA.STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS A ONCENO SIX MORE CASES OF COVID 19IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ONTHURSDAY BRINGING STATEWIDETOTAL TO 29.THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE TOVOLUNTARILY SUSPEND ALLGATHERING OF MORE THAN 250PEOPLE.OUR FULL EFFORTS MUST BEPUT TO AGGRESSIVELY MITIGATINGTHE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE,AND FURTHER SPREAD.SOCIAL DISTANCING IS ANIMPORTANT PART OF THISSTRATEGY.REPORTER: WHILE SOUTHJERSEY HAS SEEN JUST THREECASES OF COVID 19 SO FARTHREAT OF THE SCHOOL CLOSURESAND WEEKS OF THE SELFQUARANTINE ARE MAKING PEOPLEMORE ANXIOUS BY THE DAY, ASEVIDENT BY THEIR SHOPPINGHABITS.JUST GET WHAT YOU NEED FORYOU, YOUR FAMILY AND LOVEDONES.AFTER THAT THIS WAY EVERYBODYELSE HAS ENOUGH THEY CAN TAKECARE OF THEIR OWN FAMILYWITHOUT GETTING EVERYBODYSTRESSED OUT.REPORTER: TODAY THE NEWJERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL'SOFFICE ISSUED ANOTHER WARNINGAGAINST PRICE GOUGING DURINGTHIS STATE OF EMERGENCY.SO FAR THEY HAVE RECEIVEDAMERICAN 270 COMPLAINT.