> "Plan for at least a week, if not two ahead." 30-60 days would be a safer bet, plus a little extra to help out friends and neighbors who failed to prepare.

> "Plan for at least a week, if not two ahead." 30-60 days would be a safer bet, plus a little extra to help out friends and neighbors who failed to prepare. That isn't to say that the current panic buying is justified but that, in general, that's how long it seems to take before relief efforts fully come online in the event of a disaster and should therefore be the normal standard for preparedness. > "Someone correct me if I am wrong but cargo transports haven't stopped (ships, planes, trucks, trains). These things will keep coming in and stocking up the necessary stores. This hasn't occurred domestically and it's likely that stores will be continued to be stocked for the moment. In the intermediate term, reportedly freight shipping from China seems to have slowed drastically (e.g. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-oakland-port-imports-slump-amid-china-factory-cuts/ https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-oakland-... and https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/seattle-cargo-terminals-close-amid-coronavirus-linked-shipping-decline/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/se... Disable Javascript to get around the paywall.) and this might (emphasis on might) eventually have cascading effects on even products from the domestic manufacturing chain depending on how long production and shipping from China takes to be restored. Even if a product's primary components are domestically produced (toilet paper seemingly being the canonical example these days), the machinery, packaging, etc. may depend on supplies or replacement parts from overseas.