Concern is reaching a fever pitch as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to grow.

There had been more than 30 cases of the coronavirus reported in Canada by Tuesday, with more than 92,000 cases reported worldwide while the death toll has surpassed 3,100.

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Steven Taylor said that in B.C., which has seen 12 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning, buying a whole shelf of toilet paper is probably not necessary when buying a backup of your essentials is probably enough.

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