It’s been 3+ months since the coronavirus started causing problems to supply chains and the subsequent world economic recession/depression hasn’t helped. But are supply chain woes primarily an American problem and, if so, why? In comments to earlier #quarantinediaries posts where I mentioned ongoing shortages at my local grocery stores, @markkujantunen and @soyrosa reported that supply chains weren’t anywhere near as disrupted for their stores in Finland and the Netherlands respectively. But here in Minnesota I’m still seeing bare shelves, here for example at my local Cub Foods:

And now a new item has gone on walkabout. Disposable diapers have all but vanished:

Three months ago, Cub abandoned their open 24 hours a day policy to close overnight so they could do extra cleaning and disinfecting. But starting next Monday, they’re reinstating 24-hour service. The Pandemic is officially over?

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