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Shoppers around the
are embarking on panic buying sprees because of
over the coronavirus. People in countries as far
as England, Japan, Singapore and Australia have been emptying supermarket
of toilet paper, face masks,
sanitiser and dried and
food. Governments have advised their citizens that there is no
to "panic buy". They added that panic buying would only reduce the supply of
needed by medical staff and carers, which could exacerbate the problems the COVID-19 virus is causing. Footage of shoppers in Australia brawling over the
pack of toilet roll in a supermarket has gone
across social media.
