NSTworld: HongKong’s government released a statement late Wednesday saying false rumours over shortages of goods such as rice and toilet paper were “leading to panic buying and even chaos.” coronavirus
Videos obtained by AFP showed long queues of frantic shoppers packing trolleys with multiple packs of toilet rolls, with some arguments breaking out.Lois Strange, a 32-year-old Briton who teaches at a city school, said she was greeted by chaotic scenes at her local supermarket on Wednesday morning.
A security guard wearing a facemask as a preventative measure following a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, locks up a building front after stocks of face masks, which thousands of people queued for hours to purchase, ran out in Hong Kong. -AFP “There are sufficient stocks of staple food including rice and pastas. There is no need for the public to worry,” the statement added.
People wearing facemasks as a preventative measure following a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, react as they are told by sellers that stocks have run out after queuing for hours with thousands of others in Hong Kong. -AFP
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