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There’s a store called Covid-19 Essentials and it is literally filled with COVID-19 essentials

Covid-19 Essentials may be the country’s first store dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Herb Scribner Herb Scribnerhscribner@deseretnews.com
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In this Aug. 11, 2020 file photo, shoppers walk through the Valley Mall in Halfway, Md. U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more quickly in September than most economists had expected, but it remains well below levels that preceded the pandemic.

In this Aug. 11, 2020, file photo, shoppers walk through the Valley Mall in Halfway, Md. U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more quickly in September than most economists had expected, but it remains well below levels that preceded the pandemic.

Colleen McGrath, The Herald-Mail via Associated Press

There’s a new store that’s looking to sell you all the essentials for the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s literally called COVID-19 Essentials.

  • The New York Times reports the store “may well be the country’s first retail chain dedicated solely to products necessitated by an infectious disease.”
  • Covid-19 Essentials looks to sell Americans all the equipment they need to battle the pandemic, including multiple types of masks like N95-filter. The store will even personalize people’s masks.
  • The store also sells key devices to open doors, ultraviolet light devices to disinfect your phone and hand sanitizer to keep your hands clean, according to The New York Times.
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Stores are open in New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Las Vegas. There may soon be one in California.

What are COVID-19 essentials?

Wired put together a list of essentials for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, including:

  • Face masks.
  • Specific groceries (like snacks and food without expiration dates).
  • Water purifier so you don’t waste plastic water bottles.
  • First aid kit to keep medicinal needs around.