COVID-19 sends consumers into hoard mode.

In this article the author talks about the exacerbating the problem of a worker shortage as a result of social distancing rules that have shuttered schools and kept parents at home with their children as well as limited the number of people who can be in the same place at one time. It also mentions that the result has been pressure on the supply chain, which experts predict will rebound as consumers realize they have enough toilet paper and paper towels.