Supermarkets to stockpile supplies in coronavirus ‘hotspots’ to prevent food from running short

Supermarkets to stockpile supplies in coronavirus ‘hotspots’ to prevent food from running short Environment Secretary George Eustice will hold talks with supermarket chiefs  It will be aimed at stopping panic buying and ensuring food supply continues They will also consider how the supermarkets will deliver food to elderly people  By Mark Hookham For The Mail On … Read more

Panic-buyers show off pantries full of groceries as they stockpile ahead of coronavirus epidemic

Australians are panic-buying items such as toilet paper, pasta and medication due to coronavirus. Images have shown empty shelves and trolleys filled to the brim at major supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths as people rush to fill their pantries.  One mother, Leanne McLennan, shared images to Facebook of her stockpile that she has been … Read more

Coronavirus: UK families stockpile nappies, food and medicine

Britons are panic buying nappies, toilet roll, soup, tinned fruit, pet food, medicine, bottled water, wine and even setting up ‘isolation’ rooms at home in case coronavirus shuts down their communities, it was revealed today. Families are stockpiling reserves to ensure their homes are ‘fit for a pandemic’ with some purchasing new chest freezers to fill … Read more