Virus panic-buying hits Los Angeles
People in Los Angeles are panic-buying after the city confirmed 69 cases of Covid-19, with shopkeepers saying it's 'pandemonium' as shoppers hoard supplies such as water, toilet paper and hand sanitisers. – EPA pic, March 7, 2020.
SPRINTING shoppers, rationed mineral water and not a roll of toilet paper to be seen: panic-buying sparked by the new coronavirus soared in Los Angeles this week. Two days after California declared a state-wide emergency, wholesale stores visited by AFP yesterday were unable to keep up with soaring demand for a range of staple items, as citizens prepare for the worst.
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