Sales of face masks increase in SA as first case of coronavirus confirmed

DURBAN – The coronavirus has swept fear across the world and on the heels of South Africa confirming its first case of the virus, people are taking precautions to protect themselves.

Some of the precautions that people have been taking include washing their hands for longer periods of time and wearing face masks. 

Business Report spoke to two health and beauty companies about the sales of face masks and if there have been an increase in sales. 

Brian Epstein the Operations Divisional Director for Dischem said that the fear of the coronavirus have affected the sales of the face masks that the company sells. 

“We have had a dramatic increase in demand for face masks and we have experienced a large increase in sales as well as the need to replenish our stock more often than usual,” said Epstein.