Published 13:25 IST, March 15th 2020

'Stockpiling fever': People share pictures of empty shelves amid coronavirus outbreak

Ever since the coronavirus outbreak, people have been stockpiling food items. The panic has now increased so much that many stores have gone empty.

Reported by: Riya Baibhawi
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Ever since coronavirus outbreak, people all across world have been stockpiling food items. panic has w increased so much so that many supermarkets and stores have gone empty. This comes as dely COVID-19 has w spre to 153 countries and territories infecting over 156,770 and killing 5,839 people globally, international media reported. 

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'We are t going to war'

Many people have taken to social media to share shocking ims of empty racks and shelves in shops and markets. Meanwhile, British government has vised people to refrain from stockpiling. However, many retail stores all across Cana, US, Europe have gone totally out of stock with netizens slamming people for being selfish. However, many ors have pointed towards inefficiency of authorities to control pandemic.  

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13:25 IST, March 15th 2020