Coronavirus panic buying continues with shoppers 'fighting'
Shockingly, the queues snaked round the block at a time set aside so NHS staff could shop.
Official health guidelines recommend a distance of 2 metres between people - as the bug can easily jump from host to host.Credit: London News Pictures And a worker added: "Dudley - what a disgrace. Turned up for the NHS early hours shopping to find a scrum at the door. "The overall the feedback has been positive, but we know some stores were still very busy during this time.
He said: "It is critical that by not stockpiling, by not selfishly shopping, that our health workers are able to get access to what they need too."Helen Dickinson said: "Brits have a billion pounds more food in their homes than they did three weeks ago, so we need to make sure we eat some of it."
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