The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong is heating up. Food and Health Secretary Chen Zhaoshi said this morning (28th) that according to the assessment of the Centre for Health Protection, the current epidemic situation has not peaked; from the perspective of public health, the sooner the nationwide testing is completed, the better, the government Exclude the implementation of a "stay-at-home order" during this period.
As soon as the rumors of the "foot restraint order" came out, citizens rushed to the supermarkets to stock up, causing a rush to buy goods in supermarkets and stores in various districts, and many shelves were "cleared". The situation is exaggerated.
The government announced earlier that it will implement compulsory nationwide testing in March. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, pointed out that some or all of the test samples may need to be sent to the mainland for testing. city.
As soon as the "foot restraint order" came out, a large number of citizens fell into panic, and they bought time to go to supermarkets and stores today to clean up the goods in case of emergency.
At about 3 p.m., some shelves in a supermarket in Tai Wai had been "cleared", especially bread, instant noodles, freezer and dairy products.
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Among them, a Wellcome supermarket in Tai Wai posted a notice earlier than the day before yesterday (26th), stating that due to the development of the epidemic, its business hours were changed to 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
At about 3:00 p.m., some shelves in the supermarket were "cleared", especially bread, instant noodles, freezer and dairy products. There were also queues at the cashier, and it took an average of about 15 minutes to make a successful payment.
Tai Wai resident Hong Tai said that this morning there was a chance to "close the city". She was worried about the lack of food stocks at home, so she came to the supermarket to replenish the stock. She bought white rice and a few packets of instant noodles, but she failed to buy it. Bread, "the supermarket doesn't have it, and the bakery downstairs doesn't have it."
As for the flow of people in the nearby pharmacy, many citizens queued up to buy rapid test kits, but some neighbors revealed that the pharmacy was out of stock even for bleach, laundry detergent and milk powder.
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As for the supermarket on Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po, there is also a shortage of stock. Among them, the Parknshop supermarket has no bread and wheat husks for sale, and the frozen meat is almost sold out. Some brands of instant noodles are out of stock, while other goods are in normal supply.
As for Jiabao Supermarket, the visual supply is normal, but chicken wings and cod steak are all sold at noon.
The frozen meat cabinets in Wellcome Supermarket have been emptied. One person bought six sticks of cooking oil, and another bought three packs of 8kg white rice. There were crowds in front of the cashier counter.
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Among them, Mr. Mak, who lives in Mong Kok, described that almost all the food stalls in the district are closed. "There are seven to eight stalls in the ten stalls that are not open, and some of them sell dried dishes." Buying goods, "buying a chicken, Zhongyou buys three or four hundred mosquitoes to eat, and it should last for three or four days."
He revealed that the epidemic has been severe in recent months, and he has given up his interest in hiking on weekdays.
Mr. Wang, who also bought the goods today, said that he bought about 3-400 yuan of dry food at Wellcome Supermarket, including bread, potato chips, biscuits and drinks. I haven't logged in before, so I'll start today."
Ms. Chen said that due to the severe epidemic in recent months, she has always had the habit of stockpiling grain, "I bought it before, because some restaurants were closed, so I just didn't leave the street, and once I went out to buy, I ordered a week's worth of goods to make sure I had enough. Grain for a week, and then try to stay out of the street as much as possible, and buy some daily necessities, frozen meat and rice today.”
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