CCP Virus Gouging Complaints Surge in US

CCP Virus Gouging Complaints Surge in US
People shop for toilet paper at a Costco store in Novato, Calif., on March 14, 2020. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
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One store advertised hand sanitizer at $60 a bottle. Another was accused of hawking it at $1 a squirt. Chain stores offered $26 thermometers and face masks at the “everyday low price” of $39.95 a pair, while a convenience store touted toilet paper at $10 a roll next to a sign reading: “This is not a joke.”

The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.