Coronavirus fears empty store shelves of toilet paper, bottled water, masks as shoppers stock up.

Local health officials told us not to panic buy and not to freak out, and that was enough to get us to go out and buy everything.

A lot of the fear comes directly from the loss of trust in institutions. The press, WHO, the official authorities are no longer implicitly believed by everyone. This is the cost of deceit. When you finally tell the truth your cred is gone.

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) February 27, 2020