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A supermarket heaves with customers in Beijing as rumours swirled online that authorities were about to impose a three-day lockdown, prompting many to rush to buy food. IMAGES
Fremont, Nov 24 (EFE/EPA).- Shelves in many Californian supermarkets have gone mostly empty Tuesday night due to the panic buying following the new overnight stay-at-home order announced by California Governor Gavin Newsom. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: EMPTY SHELVES AT WALMART STORE IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS AT TARGET STORE AND COSTCO WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, US.
Yangon (Myanmar), Mar 26 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Nyein Chan Naing).- The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) on Thursday sold rice and cooking oil at a reasonable price in a bid to reduce panic among citizens. FOOTAGE OF CITIZENS IN YANGON ON THURSDAY.
Colombo, Mar 24 (EFE/EPA).- Dozens of panic buyers in Sri Lanka on Tuesday stocked up on essential goods during the period of the temporary lifting of the curfew.The Sri Lankan government has implemented an island-wide curfew until at least Mar 27 in order to slow down the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. The Asian country's health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections throughout Sri Lanka to 99. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).FOOTAGE SHOWS PANIC BUYERS LINING UP IN FRONT OF SUPERMARKETS AND A GAS STATION IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
US President Donald Trump asks Americans to "take it easy" as people are "buying more than they buy at Christmas", after days of panic buying in supermarkets across the country, amid concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Rap star Iggy Azalea has hit out at her mother's panic buying, saying it is "stupid".