Coronavirus: Politicians urge calm amid panic-buying of groceries in Singapore


A queue at the FairPrice outlet at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh on Feb 7, 2020.- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

SINGAPORE (ANN): Politicians and supermarket chain representatives on Friday (Feb 7) called on shoppers to remain calm, saying Singapore has sufficient stocks of essential supplies and food.

This was after items began flying off shelves at some supermarkets here when Singapore announced earlier in the day that it will be raising its disease outbreak response to the coronavirus situation by a notch to orange, which is just below the highest level of red.

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