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A scene in Melbourne, Frankston

#FirstHand #ToiletPaper #Panic #Mar4
A scene in Melbourne, Frankston

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Toilet Paper Crisis 2/3: Sorbent warns of toilet roll shortages as Toorak, Balmain buy up big

//Local toilet paper manufacturer Sorbent has warned coronavirus panic-buying could lead to a supply shortage as major supermarket Woolworths announced a limit on toilet paper packs.

//Woolworths will also limit purchases of hand sanitiser to two per person and will sell the product from behind the service desk in order to limit the virus-induced flurry.

//Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a rare call to the chief executives of Woolworths and Coles, after community anxiety fuelled reports of panic-buying across the country and supermarket shelves ran bare, despite assurances stock shortages would not occur.

//Kimberly-Clark, said it had production lines running 24 hours a day at its South Australian factory to address the increased, short-term demand. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, it told customers to not panic, saying they "won't be running out any time soon".

Full Article: The Sydney Morning Herald
https://bit.ly/32XJhmZ

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Toilet Paper Crisis 3/3: Woman 'pulls out a knife' during fight over toilet paper at a Westfield Woolworths

//A shopper has allegedly pulled a knife on another customer during an argument over toilet paper at a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney's west - as 'panic-buying' shoppers clear shelves across the country.

//Police officers were called to a 'disturbance' at the Westfield Parramatta store about 1.30pm on Wednesday.

//''This is the almost-empty toilet paper aisle at Woolworths Parramatta where the alleged knife incident occurred''

//No one was injured, police said.

//the woman involved in the incident had communication difficulties and police were trying to get to the bottom of what caused the scuffle.

//Supermarkets are now enforcing strict restrictions on toilet paper purchases as shoppers, driven by fears of a global coronavirus pandemic, cleared supermarket shelves across Australia.

Full Article: Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8072347/Horror-Woolworths-shopper-pulls-KNIFE-near-toilet-paper-aisle.html

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Coronavirus: Why are people panic buying and why toilet paper?

Amid the fear of coronavirus, it’s not uncommon to see “panic buying” across the world, from Wuhan to Europe. Sky News interviewed 3 experts about the science behind stockpiling and why toilet roll has become a sought-after commodity.

Dr Tsivrikos, an expert from University College London, introduced the terms "disaster panic" and "general panic". While disaster panic is for situations that you are well informed about, stockpiling toilet paper is an exemplification of the latter. In public health issues where much less can be ascertained, people buy more than their need as their only tool of control.

Psychologist Ms Wittgens said people initially may not think on the basis of facts and statistics. She expected these "panics" would decline after a month when people have time to think more rationally.

Emma Kenny, also a psychologist, described the behavior “ridiculous”. People are not really that concerned about the virus itself but more about holding on to first-world comforts, namely, using the toilet. People are reacting to the fear rather than the virus, and the irrational stockpiling could make the situation worse.

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Further reading:
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-why-are-people-panic-buying-and-why-toilet-paper-11952397

Panic Buy Continues in Australia
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18640