The spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, first detected in early December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has increased the demand of surgical masks and triggered scrambles for medical products. According to a survey on the epidemic impact on rural China in late January 2020, a majority of the respondents said face masks had become in shortage in their towns or villages. About one third of the respondents could still buy face masks.
Share of respondents from rural area who could buy medical masks after the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in China as of January 2020
Original survey question:
Could you buy enough face masks in your town or village? (single answer)
The survey sample covered residents in 1,800 villages and towns across eight provinces (Gansu, Henan, Jilin, Jiangsu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, and Chongqing).
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Sohu. (February 4, 2020). Share of respondents from rural area who could buy medical masks after the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in China as of January 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096186/china-face-mask-supply-after-wuhan-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak-in-rural-area/
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Sohu. "Share of Respondents from Rural Area Who Could Buy Medical Masks after The Coronavirus Covid-19 Outbreak in China as of January 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096186/china-face-mask-supply-after-wuhan-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak-in-rural-area/
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Share of respondents from rural area who could buy medical masks after the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in China as of January 2020 [Graph], Sohu, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096186/china-face-mask-supply-after-wuhan-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak-in-rural-area/
