On the home front, people are stockpiling groceries, and household essentials like toilet paper are flying off the shelves – but what should you pack if you’re traveling during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak? Keep a small pack of tissues on hand to practice good respiratory hygiene and keep others around you healthy as well. But you probably don’t need a face maskOne thing you likely don’t need to pack along? Face masks. Americans worried about the coronavirus outbreak shouldn’t buy face masks to protect themselves, because the masks are ineffective for those without symptoms – and the purchases deplete the supplies available for medical professionals, according to the U.S. surgeon general.

Source: Fox News March 13, 2020 19:48 UTC