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Germany recently saw a spike in cases on March 1, 2020.

There are now 129 confirmed cases as of Sunday, 63 more than the number of reported cases on Saturday.

The virus has also reached nine of Germany's 16 states.

This major uptick in cases comes after one of Germany's most populous states, North Rhine-Westphalia, saw a cluster emerge after an infected couple attended a carnival celebration there.

Perhaps it is this sharp increase in cases that has resulted in many residents in Germany engaging in a familiar-looking phenomenon.

https://twitter.com/Whiskeyjack75/status/1233896704203804672

Wocheneinkauf für meine 88 jährige Mutter: Erbsen und Möhren soll ich mitbringen, hat sie gesagt #Hamsterkäufe #hamsterkauf pic.twitter.com/NFdU7o88KA

— Klaus Segatz 📯 (@KPSegatz) February 27, 2020

Pasta aisle in Köln tonight: Germany starts to bunker up. #CoronaVirusDE #Hamsterkauf too late suckers I started piece by piece at an agreeable pace 2 weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/867b27aXlM

— NotDeadYet🌈 (@r0ckstarArtist) February 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/Selicious12/status/1233459082478202883

Auch in der Not frisst der Teufel keine Dinkelnudeln. #Hamsterkauf pic.twitter.com/qK7Wf29v73

— RollmopsRolf (@Rebeggi) February 28, 2020

German Twitter users described this as "hamster buying", with the German word for it being established as a hashtag.

Some, though, noted that only certain parts of Germany appear to be more prone to it.

https://twitter.com/Explodingmoons1/status/1233831834108252162

According to DW News, a spokeswoman for one of the country's largest supermarket groups was reported saying they have been noticing rising purchases of foodstuff and canned goods across the country.

The same article noted what kind of products were in high demand.

"According to the chains, Germans are stockpiling long-lasting and canned food, pasta as well as toilet paper and disinfectants."

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