Coronavirus: Domestic Trade Ministry monitors panic buying of household items by Singaporeans in Johor
A box of assorted face masks and hand sanitisers are seen at a pharmacy outlet. Singaporeans have been buying household items in Johor. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
The ministry in a statement today said that inspections were carried out around Johor Baru, Iskandar Puteri, Pasir Gudang and Kulai to ensure that controlled items, food and other basic items were sufficient for Malaysians.“The data received by the ministry from wholesalers related to stock of controlled items such as sugar, cooking oil and flour were sufficient for consumers in Johor,” the statement said.
According to the statement, surveillance was carried out following a video clip showing panic buying in Singapore after the government there raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition level from Yellow to Orange for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak.
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