SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore authorities urged residents to relax on their shopping sprees that have emptied supermarket shelves, saying supplies aren’t under threat even as response efforts to battle the coronavirus outbreak have escalated. Pictures circulated online of snaking lines at supermarkets as people snapped up rice, instant noodles, toilet paper and sanitisation products. Singapore raised its response level to the virus to Orange on Friday, the same degree as during the SARS epidemic. How Singapore residents react to the virus outbreak "is a major test for our nation, ”Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on Saturday (Feb 8). Hoarding means that we deprive others of things that they really need.”- Bloomberg

Source: The Star February 08, 2020 11:26 UTC