Masks and Hand Sanitizer Sell Out as Virus Outbreak Grips China

People buy protective masks in a market in Shanghai on Jan. 22.

Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

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The deadly virus spreading across China has spurred a run on protective face masks and hand sanitizer, with store shelves stripped and re-sellers hawking the items for inflated prices.