It was a toilet paper frenzy outside the Kelowna Costco on Wednesday morning (Mar. 11).

Dozens of people were seen with as much as ten packages of toilet paper in their shopping carts as they left the building at around 10 a.m.

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While some people were stocking up over fears of the spreading novel coronavirus, most said they went to Costco because they couldnsa国际传媒檛 find toiletry products anywhere else in the city.

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Another Kelowna resident, who had at least six packages of toilet paper in her shopping cart, said she was also buying it for a friend.

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Another Kelowna resident said she was buying ten packages of toilet paper for humour.

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Up the pond, Vernonsa国际传媒檚 Buy-Low Foods ran out of toilet paper last weekend after 130 cases were quickly snapped up by customers.

Toilet paper rolls are also selling for as much as $100 on Craiglist as supply at stores starts to dwindle.

On Wednesday, March 11, Canadian Prime Minister promised $1 billion in funding to help fight the spreading novel coronavirus.

So far, over 100,000 people have become infected from the virus worldwide.

connor.trembley@kelownacapnews.com
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