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Virus Outbreak Drives Italians to Panic-Buying of Masks and Food
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In the tiny hamlet of Cassago Brianza, half way between Milan and Lake Como, Giovanni Casiraghi was taken aback to find a long line of customers waiting when he opened his industrial equipment store on Monday morning.
They all asked for the same thing: a mask typically used in building sites or factories. In less than 30 minutes, he had sold more than 500 of them.