A coworker reached out to me yesterday (7/7/2020) and advised that a relative of his is a truck driver for Wal-Mart who provided him some pressing information. The relative advised that Wal-mart is rationing/reducing shipments and product as of this week in preparation of a second wave of COVID-19, anticipated for later this year. Now I know how that sounds ("I know a guy who knows a medic who used to work for a local hospital who said...."), but this coworker and I have never spoken about the pandemic or preparing for it (he doesn't know I'm a prepper at all. I don't mix that with work for some pretty obvious reasons.) He told me this out of the blue, perhaps for general concern, and I consider him a "high confidence" resource because of that.
I'm also not putting this out there for fear mongering or to gas-light a conspiracy, but it's my strong opinion that a second wave is coming and considering the panic we all saw for the (still on-going) first wave by the general public, it's prudent to ensure your preps are stocked and in-line. Any preps you tapped during the first wave need to be restocked, and any shortages you experienced during that first wave need to be increased in stock pretty quickly, too. Use the first wave as a learning experience to improve.
Peace.
I'm also not putting this out there for fear mongering or to gas-light a conspiracy, but it's my strong opinion that a second wave is coming and considering the panic we all saw for the (still on-going) first wave by the general public, it's prudent to ensure your preps are stocked and in-line. Any preps you tapped during the first wave need to be restocked, and any shortages you experienced during that first wave need to be increased in stock pretty quickly, too. Use the first wave as a learning experience to improve.
Peace.