As of Wednesday there were more than 450 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Australia, according to local health authorities. It is not sensible, it is not helpful" - Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP on panic buying in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Melbourne father Matthew Weijers told CNN he hadn't even been able to find diapers for his daughter Adelyn given the widespread panic buying. Toilet roll restrictions were already in place at major supermarkets, preventing customers from buying more than one pack each. Empty meat product shelves in an Australian supermarket after panic buying due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus.

Source: CNN March 18, 2020 07:18 UTC