France has limited the sale of nicotine substitutes to avoid stockpiling after research suggested the addictive substance could have the potential to protect people from contracting the coronavirus. The government said that until May 11, when the country’s lockdown is planned to gradually begin lifting, pharmacies would only be able to sell a maximum of … Read more
Supermarket sales drop by 10% after last month’s panic buying as people ease up on stockpiling Large Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons stores have seen a drop in sales Less stockpiling and social distancing measures have led to a dip in sales By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:22 BST, 11 April … Read more
Middle classes in south of England were to blame for stockpiling during coronavirus crisis, Tesco boss claims as panic buying sent sales soaring by a third Chief executive says ‘more affluent customers’ were behind the stockpiling Just 10 per cent of customers were buying a third of the retailer’s goods Comes after Iceland boss said … 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
Donald Trump insisted Sunday that people stop panic buying and hoarding food and goods as the coronavirus death toll in the U.S. hit 63 and cases neared 3,500. ‘We’re going to be so good,’ Trump claimed in a press conference at the White House Sunday evening, adding, ‘Relax, we’re doing great. It all will pass.’ … Read more
Are you panic buying yet? I was tempted to stick another nine-pack of loo rolls in my supermarket trolley yesterday but resisted the impulse. Why? Because I want to be British about this. I want to be sensible and responsible. I want to do the right thing by society. I’m not vulnerable, I don’t have … Read more
Boris Johnson tried to cool a stockpiling frenzy today as he insisted Britain will not run out of food during a coronavirus outbreak. The PM said he had faith in the ability of the public to see the ‘balance of risk’ with the disease, and he hoped they would carry on with ‘business as usual’. … Read more
MailOnline readers have revealed their essential stockpiling items and survival shopping lists as those worried about the shortage of anti-bacterial hand gel began sharing homemade sanitiser recipes to fight coronavirus. Britons have already started panic buying water and canned food, with some even setting up ‘isolation’ rooms at home in case a pandemic shuts down their communities. A … Read more