Penangites plan ahead to reduce shopping time

Teh (left) and his wife shopping at Gama on the first day of the nationwide lockdown. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE widespread rush to buy essentials to prepare for the lockdown has died down and shopping is now a breeze at several supermarkets in Penang.

A hawker, who wished to be known only as Ita, said she made a shopping list before coming to Gama Supermarket and Departmental Store.