While most businesses will be negatively affected by the coronavirus there are a few that will thrive because of it business is bringing necessary relief to patients and hospitals are in high demand.
As well as products and services that serve a general public while in lockdown are seeing a major upswing.
Now while many people are losing work there are parts of the economy that are giving us a glimmer of hope in these trying times today we are focusing on those let's get started!
No 1. Masks and Medical Supplies
The global demand for items like disposable gloves ventilators and face masks is unprecedented public panic buying and stockpiling.
Gloves face masks and medical alcohol cleaners have led to shortages manufacturer and supply chains are working around the clock to keep up with demand.
But they are still not able to so for the industry of medical supplies business is good but the result of shortages could prove to be devastating.
No 2. Cleaning services
Cleaning services have seen an unexpected upturn in sales as they battle to keep up with the demand for public places requiring sanitizing services commercial buildings and medical facilities are the largest part of the market.
They increase the frequency of their cleaning regimen they are also requesting harsher germ-killing chemicals to be used to counteract the spread of the coronavirus.
This is an area where staff recruitment is still strong and looks set to remain stable for some time as standards will remain high even after the wake of this virus.
No 3. Drones
Before this point, drone delivery seemed more like a novelty than reality but since the corona epidemic took hold drones are being employed in many roles.
China used drones in a novel way to halt the spread of the disease and reduce putting cleaners at risk drones were employed to sanitize public spaces by spraying disinfectants.
China South Korea and Spain have also used drones to police members of the public leaving their homes during the enforced lockdown period in Xinjiang province in China during the peak of the epidemic in February drones were used to fly medical samples and quarantine materials into the region.
It allowed fast feedback and protected people from spreading the virus to the delivery staff.
No 4. Grocery Store liquor
Who would have thought the world would turn to grocery stores for their next drink however even during partial shutdowns.
Governments have closed public gathering spaces such as bars and restaurants many countries have closed all non-essential retailers and in some cases, liquor stores fall into this category that leaves only one option to pursue the limited section in the alcohol aisle of your local supermarket.
If you have one suddenly dusting off a bottle of bargain bin Merlot seems a lot more appealing than before and retailers are struggling to keep up with demand in South Africa.
When the lockdown was announced the usually canned goods and toilet paper went first then the lineup swooned out the local liquor store shops as the public began stalking out before the 21-day compulsory stay at home period began.
No 5. Drive-in movie theaters
Drive-in movie theaters leaning services in countries lucky enough to not be in a complete lockdown.
There is still a level of freedom to be out and about however there aren't many people opting for cramped public spaces right now.
So instead of traditional movie theaters, the old-time drive-in is seeing a comeback. It's much safer and it's a great way to get the family out of the house to keep your distance from others and still control the environment.
You come into contact with the positive experience of revisiting this classic pastime will surely reignite interest in this business even after Corona.
No 6. Shopping delivery services
Social distancing weather enforced by the government or not house corralled the last few stragglers who hadn't signed on for online shopping.
E-commerce has been on a solid trajectory for some years now but the immediate need has caused a complete reliance on delivered groceries and essentials states like New York and California in the US.
They declared a complete shutdown first this caused an immediate spike in an already stretched delivery service prompting companies like Amazon to open its doors to 100,000 new employees.
No 7. Board Game and Puzzle Makers
Board games probably haven't seen a popularity boom like this since the home computer was introduced there's only so much screen time.
You can endure during isolation and families are returning to the charm of the board game or finding solace around a puzzle apart from the expected family favorites like clue monopoly and Trivial Pursuit a new board game is capturing the market's attention.
Pandemic the board game was originally released in 2008 but couldn't be more aptly named right now for a resurgence in popularity.
It was widely regarded as the most successful cooperative game to have reached the mainstream market. it's just a small example that the coronavirus isn't all doom and gloom and Dungeons & Dragons.
No 8. Fitness Equipment Companies
Gyms are closed in most of the world but that is leading the way for home fitness markets to have the type of resurgence.
They experienced when home shopping took off if we're all going to be confined to our homes. There's no need to let ourselves go and recent sales trends are confirming.
We plan to stay in shape the number one selling fitness product in the US right now is yoga mats but many tech startups are firing up sales of their internet-connected fitness equipment.
So that users can still feel connected to a greater community live and recorded instructions from experts that link to proprietary equipment turn your home into an interactive gym and while we scramble to stay on top of Fitness despite being homebound sales in this sector are skyrocketing.
No 9. Video Conferencing and Document Handling
Many companies have rapidly adopted to work from home as shutdowns are imminent or already implemented.
This opens up a huge demand for services to connect work teams to each other. There's also been a sudden uptake in signups for online conferencing workgroups and collaboration sites.
That helps host business operations remotely another requirement for working from home is remote document signing scanning and secure sending.
This is prompting software signups as a staff is away from office printers that would ordinarily conduct this type of work.
No 10. Toilet paper Soap sales and Hand sanitizer
In a rush attempt to well we're not exactly sure panic buying has led to a huge demand for toilet paper although.
The corona virus only affects the respiratory system people are stocking up on TP like we're living in the Time of Cholera, not Corona soap sales have also hit an all-time high.
It takes quite a while to get through a bar of soap at your hand basin either people are stockpiling soap for their lifetime or they aren't sure how long a bar of soap lasts which poses the questions what were you doing before to clean your hand's.
Hand sanitizer is probably the most in-demand product right now on par with face masks and hand sanitizer is great but if you're preparing for a lockdown it isn't really that necessary.
Because its main use is for highly sterile environments like hospitals and to use on the run when you can't access soap and water to do a proper hand-washing.
So stockpiling this yourself is actually causing a disaster for health care services where they aren't able to get enough stock in hospitals and clinics.
This is also where the dire threat exists for contracting and passing corona. So please consider this before hoarding supplies.
