Community Braces For Coronavirus Pandemic

Community Braces For Coronavirus Pandemic

Across the tr?stat?

Schools, restaurants, and bars are closed..for now..

That's sending people*scrambling for supplies.

44news reporter joylyn bukovac joins us now with how grocery stores are trying to keep up with demand joylyn?

"stores have been replenishing their shelves all day long especially shoppers have been stocking up on much more than just toilet paper."

"it's been the monkeys running the zoo.

A grocery store owner describes the madness that ensued over the weekend.

"oh you have toilet paper?

We need some.

Oh you have water?

We need some."

"when you have an epidemic like this you always want to be stocked up on your waters."

Some people in henderso?

And across the tr?stat?

Have been hunkering dow?

Preparing to stay inside for a while.

"stock up.

Be prepared.

That's all i have to say."

Grocery store owners have been feeling this driv?

Forcing them to place much bigger inventory orde?

But floyd says some meat companies are already struggling to keep up with the demand.

"everyone ran out of everything yesterday or saturday and it's nationwide and there's not enough in production being produced.

They can't kill enough cows or hogs."

He's been seeing an up tick in grocery delivery request?

Which will probably increase as some people try to stay home during this panic.

"it's just one day at a time."

In henderson, jb 44news.

As the coronavirus closes restaurants and empties store shelves?