Singaporeans rush to supermarkets after Malaysia shuts borders, but no widespread excessive buying
Tuesday, 17 Mar 2020 09:40 AM MYT
But unlike the panic-buying seen last month, when people were observed loading trolleys with items such as toilet paper and food items, Monday night’s shoppers appear to be buying in relatively smaller quantities. At 11.30pm, the queue at local supermarket NTUC FairPrice along Yishun Ring Road stretched beyond the entrance, with easily over 50 people. More people were inside stocking up on food items such as eggs and meat, as well as daily essentials such as toilet rolls.Hudson Tang, a 15-year-old student who was there with his mother, walked out of NTUC FairPrice at Yishun Ring Road with several bags of food such as cereal and eggs, as well as toilet paper.
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