JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Panic buying hit supermarkets and drugstores across Jakarta on March 2 following President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's announcement on the country's first two confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Many Jakartans shared their experience at crowded supermarkets where customers were buying goods and supplies in bulk for stockpiling, amid concerns over the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak in the capital city.
Sandra said she saw people emptying the shelves as they bought cartons of instant noodles and bags of frozen foods. The store's stock of items like sugar, hand sanitizers and antiseptic cleaners were depleted immediately, she noted. Etty, a 58-year-old woman from South Jakarta, had a similar experience when she visited a nearby supermarket in Radio Dalam on Monday afternoon. She was there to buy disposable diapers for a grandchild, but was unable to find a parking spot.
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