The Environment Secretary today ruled out enforcing social distancing measures in supermarkets, claiming it would be ‘counterproductive’, despite fears queues of shoppers are ‘undoubtedly adding to the spread of coronavirus’. Panic-buyers formed queues outside supermarkets up and down the country from 6am this morning and stripped shelves bare by 9am, as retailers enforced strict rationing measures … Read more
Desperate Britons have been spotted in huge queues outside stores as panic-buying continues amid the coronavirus crisis. Shoppers were seen in winding lines at supermarkets as they tried to get their hands on toilet roll, hand sanitiser and tinned goods. Crowds gathered on paths beside Sainsbury’s in Ladbroke Grove and Savers in Wood Green, both London, … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Stockpilers pushing trolleys piled high with toilet rolls form enormous queues at Costco while shelves are stripped empty in Asda in coronavirus panic Shoppers at Costco in Chingford seen forming huge queues at the checkout Lee Kennedy, who took video, said people were seen ‘fighting’ over toilet rolls A separate clip shows shelves in Asda … Read more