▁and ▁removed ▁multiple ▁long - ha ul ▁routes ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁long - ha ul ▁aircraft ▁being ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁operation . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Germany ▁en act ed ▁new ▁health ▁security ▁measures ▁to ▁include ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁air ▁and ▁sea ▁travel , ▁requiring ▁passengers ▁from ▁China , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Japan , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Iran ▁to ▁report ▁their ▁health ▁status ▁before ▁entry . ▁Train ▁railway ▁companies ▁must ▁report ▁passengers ▁with ▁sympt oms ▁to ▁authorities ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁police ▁would ▁step ▁up ▁checks ▁within ▁ 3 0 ▁kilometres ▁of ▁the ▁border . ▁The ▁government ▁also ▁declared ▁it ▁would ▁prepare ▁a ▁central ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁protection ▁mask s ▁and ▁su its ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁reserve , ▁that ▁not ▁all ▁events ▁should ▁be ▁cancel led ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁crisis ▁team ▁would ▁from ▁then ▁on ▁meet ▁twice ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁February , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁super market ▁ch ains , ▁such ▁as ▁Ald i ▁and ▁L id l , ▁had ▁seen ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁demand , ▁particularly ▁for ▁t inned ▁food , ▁no od les , ▁to ile t ▁paper ▁( wh ose ▁sales ▁rose ▁by ▁ 7 0 0 % ▁from ▁February ▁to ▁March ) ▁and ▁dis in fect ants . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁ad vised ▁against ▁pan ic ▁bu ying , ▁especially ▁of ▁mask s , ▁medic ations ▁and ▁dis in fect ants , ▁to ▁leave ▁them ▁for ▁those ▁really ▁in ▁need , ▁ass uring