US Stores Are Running br Out of Face Masks Over br Coronavirus Concerns According to Axios, businesses in New York br and California are selling out of the medical items. Manhattan pharmacist, via 'NY Post' A decade ago, the H1N1 virus br caused another big demand br for face masks. An HHS spokesperson says the CDC believes that an immediate Coronavirus risk in America is currently low. The department adds that instances br of the disease are expected to br rise in the future. HHS, via Axios So far in the U.S., there are br just a few official cases of Coronavirus. Should an emergency happen, the br HHS says it has plenty of masks in br its Strategic National Stockpile.