Out of stock! In Japan, this kind of thing is robbed crazy! Online resale at 6 times higher price! Some manufacturers' stock prices soared by more than 7% →

  On the 5th, there were 1,357 newly confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Japan. Including the Diamond Princess cruise ship, the total number of confirmed cases in Japan has reached 43525. As the number of infections continues to rise, there has been a new round of "rush to buy" in Japan, and this time the item everyone rushed to buy turned out to be mouthwash.

  In Japan, drugstores, supermarkets, and convenience stores are the main places where mouthwashes are sold. The reporter found that a sign has been posted in the most conspicuous position at the entrance of a drugstore in central Tokyo, which says "The mouthwash products are all sold out."

  After walking around in the store, the reporter found that not only the mouthwash, but even the oral spray products with disinfection and sterilization functions have been sold out. The store manager told reporters that a lot of customers swarmed in to buy mouthwash the night before. However, due to the unstable supply during the epidemic, the store's inventory of about 70 bottles was emptied within 3 hours that night.

  In fact, this round of mouthwash "surgery" was originally a speech by the Governor of Osaka Prefecture on the afternoon of the 4th. The governor of Osaka told the media at a press conference that day that the medical institution in Osaka has conducted trials on 41 mildly ill patients since June and found that patients who used povidone-iodine-containing mouthwash 4 times a day to rinse their mouths, 4 The positive rate of new coronavirus in the saliva of Tianhou dropped to 9.5%, compared with 40% of patients who did not gargle. Therefore, high-risk groups such as cold patients, restaurant staff, and medical staff with suspected symptoms are encouraged to use mouthwash frequently.

  As soon as the news came out, not only was the drug store quickly out of stock, but there was even a situation of resale on the Internet at a high price of 6 times. The share price of one of the mouthwash manufacturers once rose by more than 7% during the intraday session, setting a new high since the beginning of the year. Overnight, "Did you buy a mouthwash in your home?" became a hot topic among Japanese people. With mouthwashes sold out in many places across Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan urgently clarified this on the 5th, saying that the anti-epidemic effect of mouthwashes needs further verification. At this point, whether the mouthwash can prevent viruses, finally has an official statement.

  From this dramatic event, it is not difficult for us to experience the panic and anxiety of the Japanese people in the context of the accelerated deterioration of the epidemic. This weekend, Japan will also usher in a small holiday, followed by the traditional Obon Festival. In Japan, there is a tradition of returning home to worship the ancestors. In the summer, the large-scale movement of people will further increase the risk of infection. On the afternoon of the day before yesterday, the Japanese Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare finally said that if the number of infections increases at a faster rate, the Japanese government may declare a state of emergency again. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced yesterday that it will build two new specialized hospitals to treat critically ill patients.