A disgusting ripple effect we could see as the coronavirus spreads across the United States -- an increase in rat sightings. WASHINGTON - A disgusting ripple effect we could see as the coronavirus spreads across the United States -- an increase in rat sightings. CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES: Everything You Need to Know According to an article on NationalGeographic.com, the absence of humans amid the struggle to control the proliferation of COVID-19 may bring more rodents out of hiding.
Consultant Robert Corrigan says as rats lose their traditional food sources -- litter, restaurant dumpsters, park trash cans -- they’ll look for opportunities elsewhere.