Chinese e-commerce sites are running out of medical masks and hand sanitizer amid the coronavirus outbreak as global cases near 1,000

Top Chinese online retailers are running out of face masks and other medical supplies amid the growing coronavirus outbreak that’s killed 26 in China and infected people in 10 other countries. 
Although they’ve promised to donate supplies to the government in the face of the outbreak that’s sickened more than 900 people in China, sites like Alibabab, its subsidiary Taobao and JD.com are running out of medical goods for citizens. 
Taobao sold 80 million face masks in just two days this week, according to The Financial Times. 
Meanwhile, factories that make the masks have asked their… read more

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