‘I Survived Coronavirus 2020’: The products people are buying and selling in response to the deadly new virus

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The coronavirus is making these products go viral.

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Amid rising infection cases and deaths from the new coronavirus, protective gear like face masks and at least one game related to disease outbreak have surged in sales. Meanwhile, some sellers have sought to capitalize on the growing alarm.

“When person-to-person spread has occurred with MERS and SARS, it is thought to have happened via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how influenza and other respiratory pathogens spread,” the CDC says on its website. “Spread of SARS and MERS between people has generally occurred between close contacts.”

Alibaba-owned BABA, -2.46% retailer Taobao sold some 80 million face masks on Monday and Tuesday, the BBC reported, and cautioned sellers against hiking up prices after reports of people flipping masks for profit. A virus-themed online game is gaining players Consumers haven’t limited their virus-preparation measures to safety products. The strategy and simulation game Plague Inc., which has players “bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global plague” as the world scrambles to defend itself, became China’s best-selling app on Wednesday, according to the BBC. The game sells on Apple’s AAPL, -0.29% App Store for $0.99.

T-shirts in questionable taste and a timely Netflix series Of course, however scant, there is online merchandise — including an “I Survived Coronavirus 2020” T-shirt ($16.49) on Etsy ETSY, +0.58% that’s described as a possible “instant favorite in every nurse’s wardrobe” and a “Corona Virus” shirt ($21.98) on Redbubble that’s styled with the AB InBev-owned BUD, -0.66% Mexican lager brand’s logo. (AB InBev did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

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