Omicron encountered a severe winter storm! US offline retailers' shelves were empty!

It is learned that according to the latest data: on January 17, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States exceeded 710,000. In the past week, the average daily number of new cases in the United States has exceeded 700,000. Faced with the strong threat of the omicron variant, the shelves of physical retailers large and small in the United States have been empty.

Today, a winter storm swept across the east coast of the United States, and American families' demand for daily necessities was very high. "Facial tissues", "cleaning supplies", "vegetables and fruits" on the shelves were also sold out.

Several retailers in Washington and neighboring Maryland and Virginia said out-of-stock shelves have become commonplace since the start of COVID-19, and heavy snowfall caused by recent storms has exacerbated the recurring shortages.

Experts say the shortage is common across North America, and is more severe in areas affected by severe weather. Experts predict that food shortages may continue until the end of March.

It is learned that in the face of the shortage of daily necessities in offline retail stores, more and more American families choose to buy these daily necessities and grocery products online. In the past seven days, the search trend of American families on Google Trend for facial tissues has also been very high, especially on the 16th, the day when the storm landed, the search reached a peak.

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