Panic buying start.....
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Ocado says it is “experiencing exceptionally high demand” from customers who “seem to be placing particularly large orders.” Here is the email:
One reader writes:
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As someone who works in local govt, the emergency preparedness plans being put in place and resilience forum talk terrify me, as well as having friends in the NHS that know full well they wouldn’t cope ...
So my purchasing is for -
Disinfectants and alcohol gels/isopropyl alcohol, as well as bleaches etc. This is to quickly apply to hands or pieces of clothing or masks to disinfect. Most pharmacy shops are sold out and have notices up so I went to a DIY shop.
Medications as I have [an autoimmune disease], and most of the precursors for my drugs are made in China. I’ve been told there was a long delay for some of the drugs I need, especially liquid nutrition drinks which replace my solid food intake.
Some food that is non perishable and doesn’t need gas/water/electricity to be eaten as, if the documents I’ve seen (similar to the leaked ones on the news a few days ago) are true, infrastructure will be patchy. This is more for neighbours and family as nobody is brave enough to say “OK, this is serious” and act on it.
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Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/29/coronavirus-live-updates-latest-news-china-wuhan-stock-markets-update