City-state is one of the first places hit by virus, sparking panic buying. FMTNews HK Covid19
People queue up to buy face masks at a cosmetics shop in Hong Kong on Jan 31.
The hoarding and shortages have since eased somewhat and many Hong Kongers are now trying to make sure loved ones abroad receive face masks as the global pandemic grows.“Unfortunately for the first four or five stores that I visited they ran out of stock,” he told AFP. During Chinese New Year in January, when the virus was exploding in central China, Chan was in Canada.“But the ironic thing is that now I’m sending them back to Canada,” Chan told AFP. “C’est la vie.”At Hong Kong’s central post office earlier this week people formed long queues during lunch break to send hygiene products to loved ones overseas.
Aiza Galata, a Filipina domestic helper, said she was sending 11 boxes of masks to her family in Manila, which is now locked down due to the virus outbreak.
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