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Virus Dread Spreads With Germany on Alert After Munich Cases
- Munich pharmacies sell out of face masks amid mounting concern
- Officials urge calm after four people are found sick near city
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Near the famous Hofbraeuhaus beer hall in downtown Munich, a printout taped to the glass door of a pharmacy conveys the anxiety gripping the city at the center of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks outside China.
In plain lettering, the sign declares: “SOLD OUT protective mask.” It’s a contrast to the sober public-service posters at Munich airport, where authorities inform travelers in tiny German, English and Chinese lettering how to recognize symptoms and what to do.