The disruption of one industry could easily affect many other dependent industries. The possible results range from essentially nothing happening, all the way to a major world-wide collapse. Some people are predicting a minor disruption of services for a few weeks up to one to two months. Those with a more pessimistic view of society in general believe that the results will be worse - one or more years of disruption and many conveniences of today lost. One of the major factors may be general consumer confidence.
Many people today live on the edge of their finances.
Missing one or two paychecks would cause them to have major financial problems. If consumers lose confidence in their ability to provide for themselves as they are accustomed, there could be a run on banks or insurance companies as they try to get or keep all the money they can. This could have a domino effect into other industrial and commercial areas. In crisis our greatest need is not physical. We can prepare personally, as a family, for shortages.