Australia is facing a rice and pasta shortage after panic-buyers left stocks completely depleted in supermarkets across the country. Pictured: An empty toilet paper aisle at a Woolworths in Kellyville in north-western Sydney . Coles, Woolworths and Aldi have been forced to introduce buying limits on a various items after panic-buying stripped shelves of toilet paper, pasta, rice, frozen food as well as tinned and other dried goods. In East Gippsland, which is recovering from a devastating bushfire season, is now dealing with toilet paper thefts. Thieves have stolen rolls of toilet paper and hand soap from about 100 public toilets in the Victorian country region, amid panic over the spread of COVID-19.

Source: Daily Mail March 19, 2020 22:33 UTC