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Written by: Liu Ding'an
2020-01-30 01:25
Last updated: 2020-01-30 07:26There were over 100 people standing in line in the morning outside the Aberdeen branch. (Photo by Chen Yongwu)
In the early hours of this morning, Watsons stated that there are only 230 boxes of masks in 230 branches across Hong Kong.
Wuhan pneumonia is raging, and the entire harbor is hard to find. Watsons, a pharmacy chain, yesterday (29th) announced online that today (30th) a small number of masks and hygiene products will be available in all branches, and there were queues outside many stores at once, and there were also people waiting overnight.
"Hong Kong 01" reporters inspected Tseung Kwan O, Mong Kok and Ma On Shan branches at 1 am today and found that no one was standing in line outside the store. As of 7 am, more than 400 people were waiting in line outside the Nanning Street branch in Aberdeen to wait for the door to open. It is known that there are long queues outside the branches of Western District, Tsing Yi City and Lei Muk Shue. Each one has at least a hundred people waiting.
At about 1 am today, Watsons posted a post on the Facebook page, stating, "Today (January 30), 230 branches in Hong Kong can only provide about 20 boxes of surgical masks temporarily, and each branch will arrive. The time is not the same. The clerk will send funds when the goods arrive, and they will run out of stock. It is recommended not to line up overnight or early in the morning to avoid crowding people and increase health risks. "
The post also mentioned: "Limited supply will continue to be delivered on arrival in the next two days; the next batch of anti-epidemic products arrives in Hong Kong in early February" and said that the store has continued to collect relevant products that meet specifications in the world: "Understanding the quantity cannot be met I apologize again, if necessary. "
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A notice of sold out masks and hygiene products is posted outside the Watsons store. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
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