Coronavirus outbreak: Face masks sold out

A sign advising clients in various languages, including Chinese, that respiratory masks are sold out, is displayed at a pharmacy in Rome. Fear of the virus from China is straining supplies and helping make mask-wearing the new normal.

A store is sold out of face masks in the Chinatown district of downtown Toronto, Ontario.

A woman reads a sign advising clients in various languages that respiratory masks are sold out at a pharmacy in downtown Rome.

A sign announces that masks are sold out at a pharmacy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A sign advising clients in various languages that respiratory masks are sold out at a pharmacy in Rome.

A pharmacy display on the door a sign reading 'facemask not available' in Colombo.

A customer enter s a pharmacy where a sign advising clients in various languages that respiratory masks are sold out is displayed in Rome.

A woman leaves a pharmacy store as a notice is seen on its door that reads 'masks and effervescent tables sold out' in Shanghai, China.

A staff sits behind the counter with a notice reading 'face masks sold out for today, up to 10 masks limit per purchase from tomorrow 8.30 a.m.' at a pharmacy store, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus in Shanghai, China.

A sign announces that facial masks and hand sanitiser are sold out at a pharmacy in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

A pharmacy displays a sign reading 'facemask not available' in Colombo.

A sign advising clients in various languages, including Chinese, that respiratory masks are sold out, is displayed at a pharmacy in Rome.

A pharmacy in Rome advertises the sale of face masks. Many pharmacies are reportedly running out of hygienic masks due to the fear of contagion.

A customer looks at a sign reading 'face masks are sold out' at a pharmacy in Shanghai, China.

A pharmacist looks at a sign advising clients in various languages that respiratory masks are sold outin Rome.

An empty shelf in a local pharmacy that used to contain protective masks which are now sold out, as people scramble to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus, in Los Angeles, California.

People walk past a sign at a drug store saying that it is sold out of face masks, hand sanitizer, and vitamin C in Beijing.