Amazing- Panicky Singaporeans Wiped Out Food, Sanitisers And Even Toilet Papers Off The Shelves of Supermarkets and Retail Shops

This is amazing- Singaporeans have outdone themselves again. With the Ministry of Health raising the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition ("DORSCON") from yellow to orange on 7th February 2020 (Friday) 2pm, many Singaporeans rushed to supermarkets and also retail shop to hoard up on all basic necessities. Some people queued for more than 1 hour with their over-sized trolley packed with food and even toilet papers before finally reaching the cashier. 

Temper also flared up when I saw a man acting blur and slowly squeezing himself in front of an Auntie while cutting the queue. Not surprisingly, the auntie who had queued for over an hour exploded like a volcano eruption. The Auntie stared at the man and then shouted at the man to join the queue behind. The poor man's face turned a crimson red from the embarrassment at the failure of his plot to insert himself to the front of the queue and for his poor decision in picking the wrong Auntie to bully. 

I can understand the rationale why people stocked up on rice, instant noodles and tinned food. But why do people need to stock up on so many toilet papers? Weirdly, I saw another Auntie with a trolley with 6 rolls of toilet papers at NTUC. I asked my friend this and he was equally puzzled at this phenomenon- he replied to me that he used water at home to wash- I told him to spare me from further details and end the conversation. 

Even more puzzling, I saw another Uncle who had 7 whole watermelons in his trolley. Maybe he Pu Zua (Heaty)?

I also saw a super long queue for Dettol hand sanitisers and wet wipes at the retail shop Venus in shopping mall which stretched 50 metre all the way to the outside of a toilet. Credit to Venus owner which only allowed one person to buy 3 hand sanitisers each to ration them so that more of the general public can get their hands on it. 

Hope that with our Prime Minister coming out to reassure the public this evening, sanity will prevail and be restored by tomorrow.