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Panic buying sets in as Brisbane prepares for lockdown
Panic buying has set in across Greater Brisbane, with supermarkets stripped of many essential items ahead of a snap lockdown that will start at 5pm on Monday, due to a growing COVID cluster.
The lockdown is expected to impact Easter sales as customers on Monday started panic buying leaving shelves stripped bare of products such as toilet paper and meat.
Empty toilet paper shelves at New Farm Coles on Monday.Credit:Cloe Read
Customers have reported long queues at supermarkets across the Brisbane region.
It has prompted Woolworths to reinstate its purchase limits on a range of products, including milk, eggs, pasta, rice, flour, and toilet paper, across Greater Brisbane due to the spike in demand. Comment has been sought from Coles and…
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