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Greg Evans
Mar 14, 2020
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Shocking images of empty shelves in shops are being shared on social media as people rush to supermarkets to panic buy food and goods.
Stockpiling fever has seemingly taken control despite the British government advising against doing so.
Restrictions have reportedly been relaxed allowing for shops to stock up on basic items but images from the UK and North America show that some shops are already completely empty, void of even cans of soup.
Following my time in self-quarantine after CPAC due to potentially being exposed to the novel coronavirus, this eve… https://t.co/HJlJQNX798— Zachary Petrizzo (@Zachary Petrizzo) 1584155712
Parliament is as empty as the grocery shelves across Canada. It is a complete abdication of responsibility by our g… https://t.co/4rjazByzro— David Jacobs (@David Jacobs) 1584133295
STOCKPILING, don't do it. Food won't run out, says Premier François Legault, but you could cause short term shorta… https://t.co/jkhNA54DDW— Sarah Leavitt (@Sarah Leavitt) 1584137912
Sams club 7am empty shelves and a line to get toilet paper https://t.co/hDlBL9a21k— Robert Huffman (@Robert Huffman) 1584189102
I’m told empty shelves is a sign your country needs to be liberated. 🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/uZB6PSRuls— Héctor E. Alcalá (@Héctor E. Alcalá) 1584146129
#TraderJoes in downtown Manhattan, on 6th Ave & Spring St. Ppl have lost their goddamn minds. I’ve never seen anyth… https://t.co/VkhJDsSKVS— Tiffany Chantel (@Tiffany Chantel) 1584059680
Virtually nothing left but gluten-free white bread at #TraderJoes. The best part was when the checkout guy asked m… https://t.co/hXrtkKTf6l— Laura (@Laura) 1584064087
The real heroes here are the staff members at all of the grocery stores, Costcos, targets, etc... 👏🏽… https://t.co/RtlPxjf58O— Britni Lopez (@Britni Lopez) 1584082649
Stop being selfish and emptying shelves guys ? @sainsburys empty ... no bread, eggs and ofcourse toilet paper ... e… https://t.co/AFq1gdE8Ur— MAX (@MAX) 1584130029
I am exhausted. Went to the large @sainsburys store near me. Wanted to get a few things to cook dinner for my daugh… https://t.co/PmRnfRO8Bf— OBOGlobal (@OBOGlobal) 1584132770
Husband went to grab stuff for dinner, WTF, this our local Aldi, this is insane and beyond ridiculous 🤬🙄… https://t.co/3Wi2gbENIK— Jane Mitchell (aka Captain Buggernuts) 💪🤪☕️🐓 (@Jane Mitchell (aka Captain Buggernuts) 💪🤪☕️🐓) 1584168107
Toilet roll aisle in Asda this afternoon. Stop with the panic buying!! #coronavirus https://t.co/kU2DaYKQXO— Pete Hind (@Pete Hind) 1583687089
It's not just the UK and North America either. Here are images from around Europe.
A few images of the Lidl I was today a hour away of Heinsberg and 50 minuts away of Aachen https://t.co/gkKSIu5Qce— Xy5Z89🇩🇪🇪🇺 (@Xy5Z89🇩🇪🇪🇺) 1584189192
Supermarket situations now in France. #coronavirus #Covid_19 #lockdown #France https://t.co/zM6LUFKJIJ— lara (@lara) 1584092362
carrots in dutch supermarkets = me in PE NO ONE WANTS US https://t.co/At0PIfp8rT— Maggy (@Maggy) 1584181164
And Australia.
As of March 9th, the #COVID19 numbers for 🇦🇺 Australia are: - total of 77 confirmed case - 3 new cases yesterday -… https://t.co/zAUacKeCkH— GHoeberX (@GHoeberX) 1583830248
Meanwhile, in Australia.. A punch on in a Woolies supermarket over toilet paper. https://t.co/EaAyCMbqMP— Keira Savage (@Keira Savage) 1583542959
Perhaps, it's time to start supporting smaller independent shops on a more regular basis?
LEFT: pasta shelves at my nearest sainsbury’s local, picked clean for days RIGHT: the independent grocer literally… https://t.co/7hq21FxiF5— Dan Douglas (@Dan Douglas) 1584187602
Also, it might be worth sparing a thought for those who are trying to stop the spread of COVID-19. They need food as well.
Medical professionals, when they themselves finally get to the grocery store to get food after a long day at hospit… https://t.co/dIq4PQDheL— Adi (@Adi) 1584128449
Some stores in the UK have moved to restricting the sale of essential items and household goods per customer, while Boris Johnson has urged people to act responsibly.
I am confident we have fantastic supply chains. It is very important that everybody should behave responsibly and think about others.
The government has also said that if anyone is in self-isolation then it is OK to have friends, family or delivery drivers drop items off to their homes but only to the doorstep.
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