Panic buying back on in Victoria

[imastawka]

 Here we go again.  

Coles and Woolworths have reintroduced limits on products in Victoria due to a spike in panic buying.

Shoppers will once again only be be restricted on how much toilet paper they can buy in supermarkets across the state.

A Woolworths spokesman said the company had reimposed a two per-person limit on another of essential items across its Victorian stores on Wednesday afternoon.

The limits apply to toilet paper, hand sanitiser, paper towel, flour, sugar, pasta, mince, UHT milk, eggs and rice. The limits will also apply to online order.

The move comes as concerned residents strip some stores of the essential items as they face the possibility of mandatory lockdown amid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in outer-suburban Melbourne

There was an additional 20 cases confirmed on Wednesday. An 80-year-old man also died on Tuesday night from COVID-19 in Victoria.  

A Coles shopper snapped a picture inside the store in Craigieburn, Melbourne, showing a sign informing customers they can only buy four packs of toilet paper.  

The move is in response to 'significantly elevated demand seen over the past 24 hours in certain parts of Melbourne'. 

Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said they 'won't rule out' reintroducing stay at home orders for coronavirus hotspots. 

'Our government has said that if the public health advice from our experts is to reintroduce stay at home legal directions, in particular locations we will consider doing that,' Ms Mikakos told ABC Radio National Breakfast. 

'Clearly some people think the pandemic is over. It's not over. We want people to remain at a heightened sense of awareness about physical distancing.' 

On Tuesday, tensions were already on the rise in COVID-19 hot spots from Melbourne's west to east. 

One Brimbank resident told Daily Mail Australia he had heard about people stockpiling again on morning radio and had come down to the shops to grab some rolls before they vanished. 

Reports spread quickly that a local shopping centre within the same municipality had already run out of the product.

More here -

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/coles-and-woolworths-reintroduce-shopping-limits-after-coro...

[davewil1964]

I only use pasta about once a fortnight. So a handful per fortnight equals several months. But I did buy a 750g pack last month.

[lyhargr_0]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

I only use pasta about once a fortnight. So a handful per fortnight equals several months. But I did buy a 750g pack last month.

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Same here    ...Much more interesting food to eat than pasta

[snow*jewel]

I've noticed low supply of toilet paper in the stores.

I don't think it will be as bad as last time, but who knows with the growing cases in Victoria atm. 

[sandypebbles]

Shelves almost bare in Coles this morning

None on the 'normal' shelf in Wollies, staff were near the front of the store with packets of bog rolls on a platform trolley thingy and handing them out for people to buy

(not all that far out of Sydney here) 

[icyfroth]

Doesn't seem to be a problem here in urban Sydney...handwash and loo paper again looking slim, but no panic buying...

[rogespeed]

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

What do you wonder why.  Yes  welfare should step in to curb an outbreak of nits.  What on earth has that to do with panic buying?

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Nothing directly to do with a casual approach to mitigation as would be expected for a nit outbreak.....just an analogy alluding to the current mitigation measures in known hotspots seeminly being inadequate to detect in a timely manner dangerous carriers and the smitten lurking within their urban dwellings within those suburbs 

They have to get more draconian in those hotspot suburbs - many that are a little ill are the ones that will avoid testing so need a finer net,   and also in order to detect the asymptomatic potential spreaders , that being a more urgent factor now that the people are more susceptible

As evidenced northwards the virus really takes hold mid/late winter time - now is not the time to approach mitigation relatively casually

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I do agree with you. 

Spoiler

For once lol

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1st July and the band played played Waltzing Matilda ...

[rogespeed]

What is worse than no toilet paper ? no kitty litter ? 

[imastawka]

Coles has introduced further buying restrictions in supermarkets after several workers tested positive to coronavirus in Victoria, leading to replenishment issues.

A number of workers at the Laverton chilled distribution centre have been diagnosed with COVID-19, forcing all staff at the facility to be tested for the virus.

"While the Laverton distribution centre has been able to maintain operations, the reduced number of available team members has temporarily impacted our ability to replenish our Victorian stores with chilled and fresh produce lines," a Coles statement read.

More here -

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/coles-introduces-more-buying-limits/ar-BB16eWfu?ocid=msedgn...

[davidc4430]

Melbourne coronavirus scare as NSW man who tested positive returned to work at Sydney Woolworths

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/woolworths-coronavirus-case-after-worker-returned-from-melbou...

[rogespeed]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

Melbourne coronavirus scare as NSW man who tested positive returned to work at Sydney Woolworths

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/woolworths-coronavirus-case-after-worker-returned-from-melbou...

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Like cane toads on the march