The government today scolded ‘shameful’ panic-buyers and pleaded with the frenzied shoppers to consider more vulnerable people before emptying the nation’s supermarkets. The coronavirus death toll in the UK has hit 233 as a further 53 people died in England alone in the worst 24 hours yet. Environment Secretary George Eustice told people to ‘calm … Read more
A DJ has been slammed for cashing in on the coronavirus panic after he made £3,000 in two hours selling premium toilet paper out of his van on the side of the road. Lee Marshall parked in a layby and sold 600 cases of 45 rolls for £15 each. He bought the premium roll from … Read more
A pensioner pictured standing in a supermarket aisle stripped bare by panic buyers is 79-year-old retired seaman Anthony Glynn who was gallantly out buying for his desperate elder neighbours, MailOnline can reveal. Mr Glynn had decided to defy government advice telling people over 70 with underlying health issues like him to remain in their homes … Read more
Panic buyers have cleared the shelves of supermarkets bare as they rushed to stock up while Britain goes through a coronavirus crisis. Shoppers 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 to deal with a surge in panic-buying. … Read more
Plenty to go around! Celebrity chef Manu Feildel tries to spruik his signature sauce after it is one of the only items left in the fresh meat aisle at his local supermarket By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:12 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 21:17 GMT, 19 March 2020 My Kitchen Rules … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Supermarkets are cracking down on what shoppers can purchase as panic about the coronavirus epidemic lead to wide-spread stockpiling. The chaos saw people scrabbling to load up with loo rolls, long-life milk and pasta in a bid to prepare for the worst as the coronavirus death toll hit 21 yesterday while the number of infected soared past 1,000 … Read more
Australia descended into a panic-buying frenzy on Saturday as thousands of people rushed to stock up on food amid coronavirus fears. Woolworths and Coles introduced strict new purchase limits last week on toilet paper, pasta, dry rice and hand sanitiser after their shelves were repeatedly raided by nervous shoppers. One shopper in Brisbane was seen wearing … 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
Luann De Lesseps marvels at empty supermarket shelves amid coronavirus panic buying… after posting sizzling hot tub bikini snap By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 07:09 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 07:09 GMT, 14 March 2020 Even a countess cannot have it all. When Luann De Lesseps stepped out grocery shopping on Friday, she … Read more